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L'ingénieur du Leviathan trouvant, en rève ...

1858

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names

Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image depicts an abstract composition with bold, sweeping lines and rounded shapes converging. Three large balloons are connected by lines to a substantial ship-like structure on cloud-like forms. Above the ship are curved shapes resembling wings. The lower part of the image has swirling lines similar to clouds or waves, creating a dream-like, imaginative scene.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

2015.143.1247
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 2999, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q77015020

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