Le Fantome

1835

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This is a drawing of a figure painting a sign. The tall, spectral figure is cloaked in a flowing white garment. It is leaning towards a building's façade labeled "PALAIS DE JUSTICE", holding a paintbrush poised to alter the inscription. The figure's head is surrounded by glowing letters forming a word. Two paint buckets are on the ground beside its feet. The scene has an eerie atmosphere with darkened backdrop and detailed linework.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2944

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 115, State i/iii

  • Series Title

    La Caricature: pl. 488

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1933

  • An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 160.

1979

  • Honoré Daumier, 1808-1879, NGA, 1979, no. 17.

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

Q64957725

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