Daumier fut le peintre ordinaire...

probably 1839

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image depicts a caricature of a person from head to toe. The individual is shown in a leaning back posture with legs apart and hands in their pockets. The character has exaggerated facial features, a thin mustache, and beard, along with a top hat. They are dressed in a suit with a book titled "ROBERT MACAIRE" under their arm, smoking a pipe emitting smoke. The background consists of a plain surface with faint text resembling a printed page.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on newsprint

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1979.49.254

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, undescribed

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

Q65570547

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