Past Exhibition

Honoré Daumier

The sculpture is a relief featuring multiple human figures walking and engaging with each other. The figures are of various sizes and include men, women, and children. They are depicted in dynamic postures, with some figures carrying smaller figures or objects. The sculpture is crafted in a dark brown material resembling bronze. The figures suggest motion and interaction, with limited facial detail. The relief is set against a textured background of the same material, creating depth. The piece is rectangular and bordered, framing the scene within it.
Honoré Daumier, Fugitives (Emigrants), model c. 1850/1852, cast 1893, bronze, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.25

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    Ground Floor, Central Gallery
The sculpture is a relief featuring multiple human figures walking and engaging with each other. The figures are of various sizes and include men, women, and children. They are depicted in dynamic postures, with some figures carrying smaller figures or objects. The sculpture is crafted in a dark brown material resembling bronze. The figures suggest motion and interaction, with limited facial detail. The relief is set against a textured background of the same material, creating depth. The piece is rectangular and bordered, framing the scene within it.
Honoré Daumier, Fugitives (Emigrants), model c. 1850/1852, cast 1893, bronze, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.25

Overview: Sculpture, drawings, and lithographs by Honoré Daumier came from the Rosenwald collection. Included were 39 lithographs depicting lawyers and 36 small bronze caricatures of advocates and judges; Ratapoil; the bas-relief of The Emigrants; and 31 drawings.

Attendance: 47,549

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