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Honoré Daumier

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Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows an audience member in a theater watching a ballet performance. The foreground features a reclining figure appearing relaxed. In the background, two dancers stand on stage in dynamic poses. The theater interior is depicted with minimal detail, including an additional figure in an upper balcony. The monochrome illustration uses loose, expressive lines to convey motion and atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

2015.143.1196
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 2844, State ii/ii

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Wikidata ID

Q77014475

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