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HONORÉ DAUMIER (1808-1879)
Lot 570 THE PHILLIPS FAMILY COLLECTION

HONORÉ DAUMIER (1808-1879)

Un dernier mot (Le Bonsoir)

Closed11 November 2023

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USD 100,000–150,000

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HONORÉ DAUMIER (1808-1879)
Un dernier mot (Le Bonsoir)
signed 'h. Daumier' (lower right)
pen and inks, gray wash and black Conté crayon on paper
6 5⁄8 x 8 3⁄8 in. (16.3 x 21.2 cm.)

Somers collection (by 1878).
Adolphe Tavernier, Paris; sale, Galeries Georges Petit, Paris, 6 March 1900, lot 112.
Henri Darasse, Paris.
César de Hauke, Paris.
M. Knoedler & Co., Inc., New York (acquired from the above, May 1956).
Nathan Gallery, Zurich (acquired from the above, April 1957).
Acquired by the Phillips family, by 1961.

Specialist note

“Daumier’s particular genius is evident in the stunning and disciplined clarity of his images. The artist never became mired in detail or narratives that required explanation, but instead concentrated on defining character through incisive description. Thus, true identities are revealed in overconfident strides, inflated chests, histrionic gestures and smug expressions…”
—Colta Ives