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Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This is an image showing two figures in a humorous and exaggerated scenario with a large wooden plank. One figure steps backward with a startled expression as they are hit in the face by the plank being carried by the other figure. The person's face is mostly obscured by the plank. The setting seems to be an interior space with a wood-paneled or stage-like environment. The artwork features exaggerated expressions and postures, typical of caricature art styles.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on newsprint

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1979.49.141

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 708, 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

Q65570170

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