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Les Politiques de café

1864

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names

Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows two people seated at a table. The person on the left is reclined back, holding a cigar with smoke rising, and has distinct facial features and short curly hair. The person on the right is standing upright, with sideburns, curly hair, and holding a small cup on a saucer. The surroundings are lightly sketched, indicating a cafe or room, with faint depictions of other figures and furniture in the background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1964.8.576
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 3282, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1979

Honoré Daumier, 1808-1879, NGA, 1979, no. 91.

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

Q65508849

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