Les Badauds

1839

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This is a drawing of several individuals leaning over a railing, observing something in the water below. The scene depicts people wearing top hats standing on a cobblestone path by a river, looking at a figure floating down the river. In the background, an ornate bridge and buildings line the riverbank. The drawing includes intricate details with defined textures and shadows. Handwritten text is present in the artwork.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36 x 27.3 cm (14 3/16 x 10 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3060

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 755, State i/iii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1979

  • Honoré Daumier, 1808-1879, NGA, 1979, no. 23, repro.

1982

  • Lessing J. Rosenwald: Tribute to a Collector, NGA, 1982, no. 44, repro.

2008

  • Honoré Daumier and La Maison Aubert: Political and Social Satire in Paris, 1830-1860. Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. New Brunswick, 2008, no. 76, fig. 3 (Florence Quideau and Edouard Papet).

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

Q64957996

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