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Collection Online as of July 15, 2026

Black chalk and gray wash on a horizontally oriented strip of cream paper presents four loose figure studies. On the left, dark wash silhouettes figures huddled at a table. To their right, sketchy outlines form a standing person and another leaning forward. A central group features four figures, including one wearing a tall headdress. On the far right, a solitary figure sits hunched over. Quick, gestural lines create a hazy sense of movement.

Sheet of Studies with a Group of Four Figures to the Right (recto)

1850–75

Honoré Daumier

(French, 1808–1879)
France, 19th century
black chalk and brush and gray wash
Sheet: 6.5 x 29.8 cm (2 9/16 x 11 3/4 in.)
Fiftieth anniversary gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Victor Thaw 1966.179.a
Location: Not on view
  • all according to Maison 1968, vol. 2, p. 260, cat. no. 797: Roger Marx, Paris (Lugt 2229, not stamped); by decent to his son Claude Roger-Marx, Paris (Lugt Suppl. 1800b, not stamped). [Carstairs]. Richard S. Davis, Minneapolis (not stamped, not in Lugt). [New Gallery]. E. Powis Jones, New York (not stamped, not in Lugt).
  • CMA, French Drawings from the Collection (Dec. 13, 1994-Mar. 12, 1995).
    CMA, Rococo, Revolution, Restoration (July 11-Sep. 24, 1989).
    CMA, "Gallery List of Drawings" (opened Dec. 1, 1970).
    Golden Anniversary of Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 10-October 16, 1966).
    CMA, Golden Anniversary Acquisitions (Sep. 10-Oct. 16, 1966), cma Bulletin 53 (1966), pp. 281-2 no. 85, illus. p. 238.
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