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c. 1863

Honoré Daumier

(French, 1808–1879)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
Gray and black wash, charcoal, and graphite, with watercolor, on cream laid paper
Measurements
Sheet: 26.2 x 19.4 cm (10 5/16 x 7 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund 1927.208
Catalogue raisonné
Daumier Register 10391; Maison 391
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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Honoré Daumier produced watercolors primarily for collectors of his work, suggesting that this image, somewhat ironically, was intended to be sold to the very figures it depicts.

Description

Honoré Daumier was known for his witty depictions of contemporary Parisian types, including the art collectors seen in this drawing. The sheet belongs to a series in which the artist depicted these connoisseurs in the process of closely studying works of art. Although here, the men's focus seems sincere, in many works Daumier caricatured his subjects' greediness, smugness, or obliviousness.
Cream paper with charcoal and graphite drawing overlaid with grey and black wash with paintings hanging on the wall on the right, some frames painted in brown watercolor, and three loosely silhouetted figures looking at them. Two figures in top-hats bend down to look closer at the art while the third stands between them, top-hat held behind their back. Behind them on our right, loose lines with no shading suggest other people and artworks.

Art Lovers

c. 1863

Honoré Daumier

(French, 1808–1879)
France, 19th century

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