Faut-y faire une lettre pour l'attendrir?

1845

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This is an interior scene drawing depicting a legal setting. In the foreground, there is a table with an individual writing on paper while conversing with another person. Another person is standing nearby. In the background, there are onlookers or officials near a wall decorated with posters displaying text. The drawing uses tonal contrasts to express period-specific attire and character expressions. The scene conveys a sense of gravity and everyday urgency, reflective of an environment focused on issues of law and justice.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1953.6.22

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 1341, State iii/iii


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1979

  • Honoré Daumier, 1808-1879, NGA, 1979, no. 43.

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

Q65356960

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