Un Prix de poésie

1845

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image features two individuals in a satirical illustration style. The person on the left has an elongated facial profile with a prominent nose, wavy hair, and is placing a laurel wreath on the head of the person on the right. The person on the right is shown from the waist up, with a pronounced chin and closed eyes. They are receiving the laurel wreath and holding their chest. Both individuals are dressed in dark suits. The background has a textured pattern with text above and below the illustration.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on newsprint

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1979.49.91

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 1130, 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

Q65570004

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