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Rue Transnonain, on April 15, 1834, October 2, 1834, plate 24 from L’Association mensuelle

A work made of lithograph in black on grayish-ivory china paper laid down on ivory wove paper.
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  • A work made of lithograph in black on grayish-ivory china paper laid down on ivory wove paper.

Date:

October 2, 1834

Artist:

Honoré Victorin Daumier
French, 1808-1879

About this artwork

Caricaturist Honoré Daumier, in an unusually somber mood, used images of partially exposed corpses to make a political statement: Daumier criticized the contemporary French government’s excessive response to a lower class riot in his Rue Transnonian.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Title

Rue Transnonain, on April 15, 1834, October 2, 1834, plate 24 from L’Association mensuelle

Origin

France

Date

1834

Medium

Lithograph in black on grayish-ivory China paper laid down on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

286 × 442 mm (image); 363 × 550 mm (sheet)

Credit Line

The Charles Deering Collection

Reference Number

1953.530

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