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1866

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image features a cartoon illustration with two full-body figures in a dynamic pose. The figure on the left is an older man with a long, bushy beard, a knit cap, a dark coat with buttons, striped pants, and bare feet, holding a curved pipe emitting smoke. The figure on the right is a woman with long dark hair, wearing a crown or headband and a long flowing dress, standing with an arm around the man's shoulders and another around his waist. Both are barefoot. The background is simple and shaded, without specific details. The image is labeled "Actualités" with a page number "199," and includes a French caption below.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on newsprint

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1979.49.225

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 3528, 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

Q65570451

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