Le coton tombe, l'homme reste...

1840

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows a man standing and slightly leaning forward. He has a bald head with a fringe of curly hair around the sides and back. His facial features are exaggerated in a caricature style with prominent lines and expressions. He is wearing a loose, long-sleeved shirt that falls to his thighs and is partially open at the chest. The man's head is turned downwards, looking at his legs or feet. There is an ornate chair to the right of the man against a dark, subtly gradient background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1979.49.174

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 745, State iii/iv


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

Q65570283

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