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Quand le journal est trop intéressant

1846

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names

Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This is a drawing of three individuals interacting with a newspaper. In the image, two individuals are reading a newspaper while a third individual is seated. The two individuals reading are standing close to each other with a concentrated posture over the newspaper. The individual seated in an ornately carved chair is leaning back with closed eyes and an open mouth.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph on newsprint
Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number

1979.49.53
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 1488, 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

Q65569880

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