Entering and leaving the exhibition: Studies from life, from 'News of the day,' published in "Le Charivari"

Entering and leaving the exhibition: Studies from life, from 'News of the day,' published in "Le Charivari" by Honoré Daumier|Destouches|Arnaud de Vresse

Medium

Lithograph and pen and brown ink on newsprint; third state of three, proof (Delteil)

Dimensions

Image: 9 13/16 × 8 3/8 in. (25 × 21.3 cm) Sheet: 12 13/16 × 10 1/2 in. (32.5 × 26.6 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1922

Accession Number

22.61.10

Tags

SatireMen

About the Artist

Honoré Daumier|Destouches|Arnaud de Vresse · 18101879

Honoré-Victorin Daumier (1808-1879) was a prolific French printmaker, caricaturist, painter, and sculptor whose works offered incisive commentary on the social and political life of 19th-century France. Known as the 'Michelangelo of Caricature,' Daumier produced over 4,000 lithographs, 500 paintings, 1,000 drawings, and 100 sculptures during his lifetime. His biting political satire led to his imp...

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