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The Displeasure of a Sculpture Placed in the Middle of Paintings

Honoré Daumier, Maison Martinet, and others

The Displeasure of a Sculpture Placed in the Middle of Paintings

1856

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The Displeasure of a Sculpture Placed in the Middle of Paintings

1856

Physical Qualities Crayon lithograph with scraping and hand coloring, Sheet: 297 x 249 mm. (11 11/16 x 9 13/16 in.) Image: 239 x 204 mm. (9 7/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
Credit Line The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number 1996.48.3902
Published in the journal "Le Charivari" on July 22, 1857.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art,
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
N.-A. Hazard and Loys Delteil, Catalogue raisonné de l’oeuvre lithographié de Honoré Daumier (Orrouy, Oise: Chez N. A. Hazard, 1904), p. 535, #2521.

Loys Delteil, Le peintre-graveur illustré (Paris: Chez l’auteur, 1925-1926), vol. 27, n. p., #2963.

The Daumier Register, http://www.daumier-register.org/, #2963.

Inscribed: Signed in stone: lower left "h.D." Inscribed in stone: upper center "SALON DE 1857."; upper right "5"; lower left "maison Martinet, 172, r. Rivoli et 44, r. Vivienne."; lower center "Triste contenance de la Sculpture placée au milieu de la Peinture."; lower right "Lith. Destouches, 28, r. Paradis Pre, Paris."

Markings: Collector's stamp: verso "M.I. / LUCAS / COLLECTION" (Lugt 1695c)

Artist

Honoré Daumier

1807–1878

French, 1808-1879
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Publisher

Maison Martinet

2000–2000

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Printer

Destouches

2000–2000

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