Ma soeur disait comme ça, hier, qu'elle vous trouve trop laid!

November 22, 1838

Honoré Daumier

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Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows three figures in a sketched, caricature style. The left figure is an elderly man seated on a wooden chair, with his body facing slightly towards the other two figures. His facial features are elongated and pronounced, with a large nose and a prominent chin. His hair is combed back and slightly wavy. He is wearing a high-collared shirt and a jacket. A young child sits on the man's knee, facing him with a laughing expression. The child has a prominent, round forehead and a smoothed, pulled-back hairstyle, wearing what appears to be a simple dress. The third figure, a woman, appears to be seated next to the man, slightly turned away from him. Her features are exaggerated, with a long, oval face and distinctive long ears, with her hair styled in a smooth bun. She is dressed in a flowing, long-sleeved garment. The background of the image is plain and subtly textured with faint, vertically oriented lines or patterns.

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Q77013895

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