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Pauvre jeune homme!

1840

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names

Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows a man kneeling on the ground, facing a tree and carving into its trunk. He has a pointed nose, a receding hairline, long hair, a mustache, and a small beard. He wears a dark long coat and light pants. His hands hold a carving tool. The background shows an outdoor scene with abstract lines representing foliage and clouds, with some grass and vegetation around the tree.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. Armand Hammer)
Accession Number

2015.143.255
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 799, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q77013957

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