Quand on fait ses foins...

1846

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This is a drawing showing a figure jumping over a worker using a scythe in a field. The drawing includes a figure in formal attire, possibly a gentleman with a top hat, reacting in surprise to a laborer working with a scythe. The background features an open field with trees in the distance and a cloudy sky. Text at the top reads "PASTORALES" with additional text under the image adding a narrative element about rural life. The drawing is in black and white, with texture and shading depicting depth and movement.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on newsprint

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1979.49.115

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 1436, 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

Q65570085

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