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Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

Six men are shown from the waist up, standing closely together. One man in the center wears a large top hat and smiles broadly. The other men wear tall, cylindrical hats and dark suits. One man holds a paper. In the background, a man stands at a podium. The setting is an interior space with plain walls. The scene is depicted in a monochrome sketch with line work emphasizing features and expressions.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on newsprint

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1979.49.161

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 1019, 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

Q65570234

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