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1850

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This is a drawing of a person cutting fabric in a room. The image depicts a figure cutting a large piece of patterned fabric with a pair of scissors, positioned in front of a chair. The person is dressed in a long garment and wears a vest, deeply focused on their task. The drawing shows texture in the fabric and conveys the solidity of the chair. The background includes subtle embellishments and a sense of an opulent interior setting with wood paneling or wallpaper featuring faint designs.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1954.12.231

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 2037, State (undesc. first state)


Artwork history & notes

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

Q65357121

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