Le Jour de l'an

1852

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows two individuals standing on a cobblestone street. The person on the left has white hair peeking from beneath a tall, dark top hat and is wearing a long dark coat with matching trousers and boots, holding onto a stringed instrument. The figure on the right has dark, tousled hair and a haggard face, wearing a light-colored shirt under a vest with an apron tied at the waist over trousers and worn shoes. The background includes a building wall with a partially visible window and door, bearing the letters "CONCI." Both individuals face each other as if engaged in conversation. The style of the image is monochrome and illustrative.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3181

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 2226, 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

Q64958211

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