(Robert) Hé bien! mon cher directeur...

1841

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

Two men are standing close to each other, engaged in a discussion. The man on the left is wearing a top hat and a long coat with its lower buttons fastened. He has long wavy hair and distinct facial features, including a prominent nose. The man on the right is slightly hunched forward, wearing a dark suit with a high collar. His hair is parted and combed back, exposing a high forehead and narrow face. The background shows a door with the word "CAISSE" and another door labeled "CABINET DU MR. DIRECTEUR."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on newsprint

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1979.49.32

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 871, State iii/iii

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

Q65569798

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