Une Discussion littéraire a la deuxième Galerie

1864

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This is a drawing of a scene in a theater gallery. The composition shows a gathering at an indoor event. Various figures are densely packed into an upper gallery area, engaged in an exchange. The figures appear to be pressing against each other, emphasizing the cramped feeling experienced in such gatherings. The drawing captures humorous exaggeration typical of caricature sketches, highlighting social dynamics and humorous elements of crowded public spaces.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.9 x 22 cm (9 7/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 36 x 27.3 cm (14 3/16 x 10 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.3.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 3264, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1989

  • Image and Word, Elizabeth Myers Mitchell Art Gallery, St. John's College, Annapolis, MD, 1989.

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

Q65570572

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