Bien embarassé

1866

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows a person standing upright, facing away from the viewer. The person is leaning to one side with their left hand on the back of their head. They have a narrow face with an angular jawline, sideburns, and close-cropped hair. The person is wearing a dark overcoat and trousers, holding a top hat in their right hand. In the background, there are three wooden signposts pointing in different directions with inscriptions: "LE PEUPLE," "LA PRESSE," and "LA LIBERTÉ." The signs are surrounded by sketched, cloudy textures, and sparse lines suggest a landscape beyond the signposts.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1953.6.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 3484, State (undesc. state)

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1958

  • Honoré Daumier Anniversary Exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1958, no. 138, repro.

1979

  • Honoré Daumier, 1808-1879, NGA, 1979, no. 92.

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Wikidata ID

Q65356934

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