Le Retour de l'age d'or

1856

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This is a drawing depicting three figures adorned with nature motifs. The drawing features three figures wearing foliage or flowers as headpieces. The first figure is large and is winding a horn. The second figure is seated and holding a bunch of grapes. The third figure is slender and in a dynamic pose. The drawing is rendered in a caricature style with exaggerated features and expressions. The background includes a tree and open land.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on newsprint

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1979.49.145

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 2743, 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

Q65570178

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