Un Amant trop heureux

1844

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image features two individuals in an interior setting. The person on the left has their back to the viewer, leaning forward into a doorway with one arm slightly bent. They have dark, medium-length hair and are dressed in a textured garment. To the right, a man is standing upright with shoulders back. He is shown in profile, with defined facial features including a prominent nose, thin mustache, and receding hairline. The man is dressed in a dark, patterned coat and appears to be holding a cane or stick. The background is sketched with lines indicating depth and shading, emphasizing the opening between the two figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2998

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 1108, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    Les Beaux jours de la vie: pl.21


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1933

  • An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 165.

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

Q64957858

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