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1841

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows a caricature of two individuals from the waist up. The person on the left is leaning forward with their hands clasped over their chest, facing the person on the right. This individual has curly hair and an elongated profile with a prominent nose and appears to be wearing a loose, draped garment. The person on the right is standing upright and looking forward with a neutral expression. They have a long face with subtle features and straight hair partially covered by a headpiece resembling a tiara, and their attire suggests a flowing dress with a cloak or veil attached at the shoulders. The background is a simple, textured shading that enhances the figures' outline and provides depth to the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2982

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 893, State i/iii


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1956

  • Art and the Theater, Watkins Gallery, American University, Washington, DC, 1956.

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

Q64957816

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