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Street Show (Paillasse) (recto); a clown playing a drum (verso)

1825–79
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Street Show (Paillasse) (recto); a clown playing a drum (verso)
  • Artist: Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois)
  • Date: 1825–79
  • Medium: Black chalk and watercolor on laid paper (recto); graphite and black chalk (verso)
  • Dimensions: 14 3/8 x 10 1/16 in. (36.5 x 25.5cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1927
  • Object Number: 27.152.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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