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Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows two people standing facing each other. The person on the left has crossed arms and a serious expression with a beard, curly hair, and a garland. They wear a tunic under a dark vest. The person on the right gestures towards their chest with a concerned expression, featuring an elongated nose, curly hair adorned with a garland, and wearing a draped garment with a decorative emblem and a quiver with arrows. The background is a simple, lightly sketched texture with no specific details. Text above the characters includes titles and annotations.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on newsprint

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1979.49.176

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 894, 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

Q65570287

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