9 heures du soir, 1839

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series Title

La Journée du Célibataire

Medium

crayon lithograph in black on wove paper

Dimensions

sheet: 32.7 x 24.6 cm (12 7/8 x 9 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift in memory of Dr. Ruth B. Benedict by the Washington Print Club and Her Friends

Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 618, State ii/ii

Accession Number

1995.68.12

Artists / Makers

Honoré Daumier (artist) French, 1808 - 1879

Image Use

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Inscription

upper center in plate: LA JOURNEE DU CELIBATAIRE.; lower left in image in plate: h.D.; lower left below image in plate: Imp. d'Aubert & Cie.; lower center below image in plate: Daumier Lith; lower right below image in plate: Chez Bauger R. du Croissant 16; across bottom in plate: 9 HEURES DU SOIR. / Mr Coquelet éteignant sa lumiere termine une journée qui semblable la veille / et semblable au lendemain retrace la peinture [?] de la vie du celibataire!; by later hand, lower left in graphite: D 618 - L.D 618; by later hand, lower right in graphite: [?] 23308; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: os 14 Set of 12

Provenance

Alberto Borletti; (David Carritt Limited, Artemis Group, London); NGA designated purchase, 1995.

Associated Names

David Carritt Limited, Artemis Group

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.