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Singing Guitarist (recto); Reclining Woman Leaning on Her Arm (verso)
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| Artist / Maker | Honoré Daumier |
|---|---|
| Date | 1855/60 |
| Culture / Origin | France, 19th century |
| Medium | pen and black ink over charcoal?; framing lines in red chalk |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 33.9 x 21.5 cm (13 3/8 x 8 7/16 in.) |
| Department | Drawings |
| Type | Drawing |
About the Artist
Honoré Daumier was eight years old when his father, a glazier and frame maker who had decided to pursue his poetic talents in Paris, sent for the wife and three sons he lad left behind in Marseilles. In Paris Daumier studied drawing with Alexandre Lenoir (1761-1839) and at the Académie Suisse. Around 1825 he began a five-year apprenticeship with the publisher and lithographer Zépherin Belliard (1798-?). The July revolution of 1830, which established Louis-Philippe as the constitutional monarch in France,… Full biography →
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Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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