The Prodigal Son

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image depicts a sketch of a human figure in an abstract style. The figure's body is shown with overlapping lines, suggesting movement. The head has rounded features with indistinct facial features and basic hair detail. The clothing drapes loosely with shading for depth. Partial sketches of other forms are visible to the right. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 8.4 x 6.3 cm (3 5/16 x 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3257

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Maison 1968, no. 757

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

LJR (Lugt Supp.1760b)

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1999

  • Daumier: 1808-1879, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris; The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., 1999-2000, no. 193, repro. (shown only in Ottawa).

Bibliography

1968

  • Maison, K.E. Honore Daumier: Catalogue Raisonne of the Paintings, Watercolors, and Drawings. 2 vols. Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society, 1968.

Inscriptions

in later hand, lower right verso: KK 1049

Wikidata ID

Q64574423

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