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The Three Judges by Honoré-Victorin Daumier — VisualArtsDB

The Three Judges

The Three Judges

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

1858–1860

Medium: Watercolor and brush and black gouache, with charcoal, heightened with gray gouache, over touches of graphite, on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: 36.3 × 53.8 cm (14 5/16 × 21 3/16 in.)
Genre: watercolor
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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drawings (visual works)graphitegouachelaid paperprints and drawingwatercolorpaper (fiber product)water-base paintcharcoal

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Félix Barthe

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Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1827

An Umbrella in a Difficult Position, plate 119 from Actualités

An Umbrella in a Difficult Position, plate 119 from Actualités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1859

Madame Greluche: “Oh, Gustave, how good! A real soothing warmth! Look at our son Loulou; the cute face he makes!” Mr. Greluche: "And Pyramus, he is afraid, afraid like a dog. If you only knew what he is doing right now, the little rascal,” plate 4 from Les Baigneurs

Madame Greluche: “Oh, Gustave, how good! A real soothing warmth! Look at our son Loulou; the cute face he makes!” Mr. Greluche: "And Pyramus, he is afraid, afraid like a dog. If you only knew what he is doing right now, the little rascal,” plate 4 from Les Baigneurs

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1839

France preparing to get her candidates to pass muster under the measure of standards, plate 73 from Actualités

France preparing to get her candidates to pass muster under the measure of standards, plate 73 from Actualités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1869

“I'm guarding city hall”

“I'm guarding city hall”

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1822

It’s strange: nothing is picking up at the stock exchange, not even the chestnut trees!, plate 520 from Actualités

It’s strange: nothing is picking up at the stock exchange, not even the chestnut trees!, plate 520 from Actualités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1858

“- It really shouldn't be allowed to return from Bercy in a state like this.... an established man like you.... I am so unhappy, my God! - What's wrong?...after all, I like the water.... am I not allowed to like the water anymore?,” plate 4 from Les Canotiers Parisiens

“- It really shouldn't be allowed to return from Bercy in a state like this.... an established man like you.... I am so unhappy, my God! - What's wrong?...after all, I like the water.... am I not allowed to like the water anymore?,” plate 4 from Les Canotiers Parisiens

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1843

“- Mr. Colimard, if you don't stop immediately ogling the dancers in such an unseemly manner, I will take you home before the end of the performance!,” plate 4 from Croquis Pris Au Théatre par Daumier

“- Mr. Colimard, if you don't stop immediately ogling the dancers in such an unseemly manner, I will take you home before the end of the performance!,” plate 4 from Croquis Pris Au Théatre par Daumier

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1864

In the manner of Henry IV, from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra

In the manner of Henry IV, from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1852

Frightened Woman

Frightened Woman

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1828

A Neighbour Complaining about the Watering of his Lawn, plate ten from Les Bons Bourgeois

A Neighbour Complaining about the Watering of his Lawn, plate ten from Les Bons Bourgeois

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1846

“- Here, my wife, is my daguerreotype portrait which I brought back for you from Paris... - Why didn't you have mine done while you were there... get lost, you egotist!,” plate 28 from Les Bons Bourgeois

“- Here, my wife, is my daguerreotype portrait which I brought back for you from Paris... - Why didn't you have mine done while you were there... get lost, you egotist!,” plate 28 from Les Bons Bourgeois

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1846