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Le désespoir des bouchers

1857

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names

Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This is a drawing of two figures in a butcher shop. The butcher stands at center left with a raised cleaver in one hand, looking towards the ceiling. Various cuts of meat hang from hooks in the background. Another figure leans forward across a table with face resting on forearms. The drawing's lines convey emotion and movement.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

2015.143.1254
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 3013, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q77015027

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