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1846

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows two men standing. The man on the left is holding a bundle of papers close to his chest. He has a wrinkled face, a prominent nose, and is wearing a checkered robe with a distinctive cap. The man on the right has his arms crossed, long disheveled hair, a narrow face, and is dressed in a dark coat and light-colored pants. The background includes large signs on a wall, with one displaying the word "VENTE". Another figure in a dark robe and cap is walking away in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1953.6.36

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 1356, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1958

  • Honoré Daumier: Exhibition of Prints, Drawings, Watercolors, Paintings, and Sculpture, Los Angeles County Museum, 1958, no. 117.

1965

  • Master Prints, William Penn Memorial Museum, Harrisburg, PA, 1965-1966.

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

Q65357012

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