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Honoré Daumier
La Mort de Sappho1843

Not on view
Lithograph from the series 'Histoire Ancienne,' showing two figures — a gaunt, dark-haired woman and a small child — crouching on a rocky ledge above water, rendered in loose black lines and gray wash on cream paper

Honoré Daumier, La Mort de Sappho, 1843, 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 Mort de Sappho
Place Made
France
Date Made
1843
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 1/4 × 9 3/8 in. (36.2 × 23.81 cm) Image: 9 3/8 × 7 3/8 in. (23.81 × 18.73 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Florence Victor from The David and Florence Victor Collection
Accession Number
M.91.82.152
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.