Paysagistes au travail (Landscape Artists at Work)

1862

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image is a black-and-white illustration showing two people resting on the grass in the foreground. In the background, there are umbrellas and easels in an outdoor painting setting. The horizon is mid-image with hills and trees. Tall, narrow trees are on the left. The brushstrokes are defined, emphasizing line and form. The color palette is monochrome in shades of gray and black.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 31.8 × 45.1 cm (12 1/2 × 17 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1954.12.19

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 3251, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1979

  • Honoré Daumier, 1808-1879, NGA, 1979, no. 79, repro.

2018

  • Sense of Humor: Caricature, Satire, and the Comical in Prints and Drawings from Leonardo to the Present, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2018 - 2019.

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

Q65357095

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