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Honoré Daumier
La Lecture du journal1840

Not on view
Lithograph of an elderly man in profile reading a newspaper at a small café table, with exaggerated caricature-like features and soft tonal shading

Honoré Daumier, La Lecture du journal, 1840, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Florence Victor from The David and Florence Victor Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Honoré Daumier
Title
La Lecture du journal
Place Made
France
Date Made
1840
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 1/8 × 9 3/4 in. (35.88 × 24.77 cm) Image: 7 1/2 × 7 3/8 in. (19.05 × 18.73 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Florence Victor from The David and Florence Victor Collection
Accession Number
M.91.82.135
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustré: Daumier, Vols 20-29. Paris: Chez l'auteur, 1906-1926.