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Le nouvel Icare ...

1855

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names

Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image features a figure falling through the air with an exaggerated pose and expression. The person wears a helmet, shoulder-length hair, is shirtless, and wears dark pants. They have broken wings on their back. The background includes outlines of buildings labeled "BOMARSUND" and "SEBASTOPOL," with a sun in the top right corner. The ground is minimally depicted with simple lines. No jewelry or additional objects are present.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

2015.143.1146
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 2546, State ii/ii

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Wikidata ID

Q77014929

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