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The Auction House: The Auctioneer

1863, printed 1920

Honoré Daumier

(French, 1808–1879)
engraver

Charles Maurand

(French, 1824–1904)
printer

François Louis Schmied

(Swiss, 1873–1941)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
wood engraving
Measurements
Image: 22.5 x 16.1 cm (8 7/8 x 6 5/16 in.); Sheet: 45.7 x 31.8 cm (18 x 12 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Ralph King 1921.1480
Catalogue raisonné
Daumier Register 6017 ; Bouvy 938 ; Rümann 884 ; Fuchs 492
State
II/II
Edition
75
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented wood engraving in dense black-inked fine lines depicts people with light skin tones in an auction house. Behind a high wooden desk, a thin man raises a small gavel and looks upward. To the left, a seated figure leans down to write. A dense crowd, many in top hats, fills the foreground and background. Several figures in the lower foreground are seen from the back, facing the auctioneer.

The Auction House: The Auctioneer

1863, printed 1920

Honoré Daumier, Charles Maurand, François Louis Schmied

(French, 1808–1879), (French, 1824–1904), (Swiss, 1873–1941)
France, 19th century

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