Une Attention délicate

1845

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows two individuals, viewed from the waist up. The man on the left is standing and is partially turned toward the woman. He has short, wavy hair and prominent facial features, including a pronounced nose and deep-set eyes. He wears a jacket and holds a cane in his hand. The woman on the right is seated and facing slightly away from the man. She has smooth, dark hair, parted in the middle, and tied back, with a headscarf framing her face. Her expression is contemplative. She is wearing a form-fitting dress with long sleeves. Both individuals are positioned around an intricately designed shawl or fabric that the woman is holding. The background is lightly textured, giving a soft contrast to the detailed figures in the foreground, and the artwork features some text elements visible above and below the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on newsprint

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1979.49.98

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 1152, State ii/ii


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

Q65570029

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