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Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image displays the upper half of a person's body, from the chest upwards. The individual is either standing or seated facing forward, slightly turned to their left. The person's face is partially obscured by shadows, emphasizing their nose and cheekbones. They wear a dark headpiece and a long robe with a light vertical strip down the chest. No accessories or objects are visible. The background is a plain, dark, brownish tone, contrasting the subject.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and ink with watercolor on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Chester Dale Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 16.9 x 12.7 cm (6 5/8 x 5 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1963.10.244

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Maison 1968, no. 568

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Fuchs. (Etienne Bignou, Paris). Chester Dale; bequest 1963 to NGA.

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Bibliography

1968

  • Maison, K.E. Honore Daumier: Catalogue Raisonne of the Paintings, Watercolors, and Drawings. 2 vols. Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, 1968.

Wikidata ID

Q64574430

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