Le Commerce un jour d'échéance

1851

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows a caricature with four figures visible. The primary figure in the foreground is a man captured from a side perspective, entering a building. His entire body is visible, wearing a simple, wrapped garment resembling a cloak or blanket, with one knee raised as if in motion. His face is not fully visible, but his head is covered with a cloth-plumed hat, and he wears tattered shoes. Behind him stands another figure with a rotund body, exaggerated facial features, and a top hat. This figure appears to be mid-gesture, watching the man in the foreground. Further behind them, two other figures can be seen, walking together. One of these figures wears glasses and a small top hat, with a shorter stature and pointed chin, while the other has a slightly hunched posture. The scene occurs on a city street, with tall buildings indicated by vertical shading in the background. A sign above the entryway reads "Mont de Piété," indicating the location, and suggests a pawnshop setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3174

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 2173, State only


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

Q64958195

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