Voyageurs appréciant de moins en moins les wagons de troisième classe...

published 1856

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows a group of people sitting closely together on a bench, likely in a train compartment. The individuals are wrapped in blankets, with almost their entire bodies visible. They are seated facing forward, sharing warmth. The people have somber expressions. The setting suggests cold conditions with snow falling outside the window. The interior is sparse with wood paneling and frosted windows.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.5 x 25.6 cm (7 11/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.4 x 38 cm (10 x 14 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1989.62.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 2824, State ii/ii (printer's proof)

  • Series Title

    Les Agréments des chemins de fer: pl. 2

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.

1989

  • Lewis, R.E. Daumier Proofs for Le Charivari. Larkspur Landing, California, 1989: 9/89, no. 14.

Inscriptions

upper center in plate: LES AGREMENTS DES CHEMINS DE FER; upper right in plate: 2; lower left in plate: h.D.; lower center in plate: 1002; bLin plate: mou Martinet,146,r.Rivoli et 41,r. Vivienne.; bRin plate: Lith.Destou ches,28,r.Paradis Pre Paris; bCp//: Voyageurs appreciant de moins en moins les wagons de troisieme cl asse,pendant l'hiver.; bR //stamped: DEPOT LEGAL / Seine / No. / 1856; bR //by later hand in brown ink over stamp: [illegible]; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 2824 ii / 13HD21

Wikidata ID

Q74884061

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