The Confidant (Le confidant)
model probably after 1860, cast around November 1954
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall: 18.4 x 6 x 5.8 cm (7 1/4 x 2 3/8 x 2 5/16 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1958.8.1
Art Historical Context
**The Confidant (Le confidant)** Behold this charming bronze sculpture, an imitation of the masterful Honoré Daumier, the essence of 19th-century French satire. Created from a model likely dating after 1860 and cast around November 1954, it a intimate 18.4 x 6 x 5.8 cm, perfect for a collector's shelf or museum vitrine. Housed in the National Gallery of Art's Rosenwald Collection it exemplifies the enduring appeal of Daumier's observational genius. Daumier, a pioneer of Realism and caricature, crafted small-scale terracotta figures that poked fun at Parisian society—lawyers, actors, and eve...