A fantastic painter, from 'A sketch from the Salon,' published in Le Charivari, May 11, 1865

Honoré Daumier

May 11, 1865 · Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil) · Drawings and Prints

A fantastic painter, from 'A sketch from the Salon,' published in Le Charivari, May 11, 1865 — Honoré Daumier

- Have a look, this is how I see the apotheosis of a martyr. - But I can only make out little more than the two feet of your subject. - The head is already in heaven. .. which proves that he is a saint.

Artist
Honoré Daumier
Date
May 11, 1865
Medium
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
Department
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1922
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