Pose of the common man. Pose of the civilized man.
Series TitleCroquis Parisiens
Original Language TitlePose de l'homme de la nature. Pose de l'homme civilisé
Artist
Honoré Daumier
(French, 1808 - 1879)
Printer
Charles Tronicq
(French)
Publisher
Maison Martinet
(French, active 1870–1880s)
Date1853
MediumLithograph
DimensionsSheet: 9 15/16 × 13 3/16 inches (25.22 × 33.5 cm)
Mat: 12 3/4 × 19 11/16 inches (32.39 × 50.01 cm)
Mat: 12 3/4 × 19 11/16 inches (32.39 × 50.01 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2017.68.298
SignedInitialed on original bottom image recto, lower left, in black pencil: "h.D. ";
On sheet recto, bottom, in black type: "Maison Martinet, r. Vivienne, 41 et r.d. Coq 11", "Imp. Ch. Tronicq Cour des Miracles, 9. Paris".
InscribedNumbered on bottom image, lower right corner, in black: "500";
Titled on sheet recto, top, in black type: "CROQUIS PARISIENS";
Caption on sheet recto, center, in black type: "Pose de l'homme de la nature." [Translation: Pose of the common man.];
Caption on sheet recto, bottom, in black type: "Pose de l'homme civilisé" [Translation: Pose of the civilized man.].
MarkingsStamp on sheet verso, lower right corner, in black ink: "R.G.D." [circled];
On mat verso, lower right, in pencil: "du lot / EP1 02/960".
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DescriptionTwo illustrations published in Le Charivari. In the top illustration, a man with a tall shirt collar is seated in front of a camera with his hands resting on his knees; a woman stands nearby. The photographer leans down behind the camera; his head beneath a dark cloth. Windows line the wall and a building can be seen in the far left. In the bottom illustration, a man wearing striped pants is seated with his right arm resting on a table and his chin raised high. The photographer wearing a checkered jacket stands behind the camera.ProvenanceThe Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2017;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
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Honoré Daumier
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2017.68.299
