View of a studio the final week before the exhibition, from 'Parisian sketches,' published in Le Charivari, April 1, 1864

Destouches|Honoré Daumier|Aaron Martinet

April 1, 1864 · Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil) · Drawings and Prints

View of a studio the final week before the exhibition, from 'Parisian sketches,' published in Le Charivari, April 1, 1864 — Destouches|Honoré Daumier|Aaron Martinet

- If they are not pleased with this Venus, they are really difficult. We are sparing neither color nor brushwork.... provided that it dries, dear God! - What does it matter if it's not dry, it's Venus rising from the sea!

Artist: Destouches|Honoré Daumier|Aaron Martinet
Date: April 1, 1864
Medium: Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962