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Impressions de voyage d'un grand poete

1842

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names

Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This is a drawing of a street scene in front of a butcher shop. The image depicts a figure balancing a large cut of meat on its shoulder. To the right, there are hanging meats displayed prominently. Two figures stand in conversation near the shop entrance. A dog is running in the foreground. The ground has swirling lines. The style conveys a lively atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1943.3.2988
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 982, State i/iii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1979

Honoré Daumier, 1808-1879, NGA, 1979, no. 28.

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

Q64957835

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