En Chemin de fer... un voisin agréable (On the Railroad: A Pleasant Neighbor)

1862

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image depicts two individuals sitting from the waist up. The man on the left is seated with his arms crossed over his chest. He has a stern-looking facial expression, a prominent mustache, and a thick beard. He wears a top hat and his hair appears long beneath it. His clothing includes a formal jacket and vest. Beside him, a woman sits upright with her hands clasped on her lap. She has a long face with prominent cheekbones and appears to be looking toward the window. Her hair is styled underneath a bonnet adorned with lace and a ribbon. She wears a formal dress with puffed sleeves and a high collar with a bow. The interior suggests they are inside a train carriage, marked by wooden paneling and a window with an exterior landscape visible. The background is filled with swirling clouds of smoke.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 31.5 × 44.6 cm (12 3/8 × 17 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1954.12.21

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 3252, State ii/iii


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1979

  • Honoré Daumier, 1808-1879, NGA, 1979, no. 72, 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

Q65357099

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