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Recherche infructueuse de la planète Leverrier

1846

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names

Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows two people standing outdoors under a starry sky. The man is on the left, holding an umbrella under his arm, wearing a top hat, a dark suit with a bow tie, and a waistcoat. The woman is holding onto the man's arm, wearing a bonnet and a checkered shawl over a long dress. The background features silhouetted trees against a sky filled with stars.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph on newsprint
Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number

1979.49.64
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 1531, 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

Q65569915

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