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1847

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This is a drawing of a domestic scene with two figures in an interior setting. The drawing depicts two men engaged in a conversation in a room. One man stands on the left holding a piece of cloth while the other faces him, gesturing. They are dressed in 19th-century attire. The room is furnished with a couch, and there are objects on the floor that resemble slippers or discarded items. The walls have two framed pictures and a decorative clock. The drawing is in a monochrome style using dark lines and shading for texture and depth. The focus is on the moment of interaction with expressive body language and the interior setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3161

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 1654, 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

Q64958173

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