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1847

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This is a black and white drawing of a person chopping wood inside a room, while another person looks on from a doorway. The person with the axe is poised to strike a large log on the ground. The setting includes furniture, such as a chest of drawers, with a hat and a bottle placed on top. The observer in the doorway seems to show interest or concern. The artwork conveys movement and feelings through precise lines and shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3047

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 1596, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

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

Q64957964

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