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1847

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This is a drawing featuring two figures interacting with a crowd in the background. The main figure is dressed in a top hat and long coat, holding a spherical object and handing it to two smaller figures reaching up. Another figure in a uniform is gesturing dramatically with an arm raised. The crowd in the background adds to the lively atmosphere. Trees are depicted in the setting. Shaded areas create depth and texture in the drawing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3068

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 1574, 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

Q64958011

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