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Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This image depicts a person looking through a floor trapdoor from below. The room has a textured or patterned wall. An elderly figure stands inside the room, bent forward while holding a set of keys. Another figure is partially visible from the trapdoor, their hands clasped on the edge as they look upwards. The drawing seems to focus on the interaction between these two figures in a confined space. The title at the top is "LOCATAIRES ET PROPRIÉTAIRES," suggesting a relationship dynamic.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on newsprint

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1979.49.133

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 1610, 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

Q65570144

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