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Un victime de la politesse

1852

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names

Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows a man seated with his mouth open, appearing to yawn. He is wearing a suit with a white shirt. Other individuals are around him, some seated and others standing. In the background, there are simple vertical lines indicating a curtain. A woman is depicted playing a piano to the right of the scene, with her hair styled up.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

2015.143.1082
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 2234, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q77014871

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