Figure Studies, Including Scenes of Interrogation
ca. 1860
Medium
Pen and ink, brush and wash over touches of black chalk on pale blue-gray laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 11 7/8 x 15 3/4 in. (30.2 x 40 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Renée Sacks Bequest, 2005
Accession Number
2005.36
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About the Artist
Honoré Daumier · 1810–1879
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...