Two Lawyers

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows two men standing next to each other. Both have simplified facial features, angled towards each other. They are wearing head coverings, possibly caps or hats, and long robes or cloaks. The men stand with their feet pointing forward. In the background, there are blurred figures suggesting a bustling scene, possibly a marketplace or social gathering. The sketch is monochromatic with shades of brown and gray.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Bureau, Paris; (his sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, 20 May 1927, no. 78); acquired by (Hugo Perls Galerie). Myron A. Hofer [1893-1963]; gift 1945 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1947

  • 19th Century French Drawings, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA, 1947, no.59, repro.

1978

  • Master Drawings from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art and Promised Gifts, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978, p. 96.

Bibliography

1968

  • Maison, K.E. Honore Daumier: Catalogue Raisonne of the Paintings, Watercolors, and Drawings. 2 vols. Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, 1968.

1984

  • Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 680, no. 1092, color repro.

Inscriptions

lower right in brown ink: hD.

Wikidata ID

Q64574428

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