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Ils vont un train d'enfer ...

1855

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names

Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows a man and a woman walking side by side. The man on the left wears a tall hat, long coat, and holds a cane. The woman on the right wears a bonnet and a long dress, and carries a woven basket. The background shows a barren landscape with a distant train emitting smoke.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

2015.143.643
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 2731, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q77014500

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