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Inconvenient D'Envoyer Un Mauvais Tableau a L'Exposition

Print
1848 (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
D'Aubert & Cie. (printers)
Le (published)
Daumier (artist)
Place of origin
france (produced)

Lithograph print depicting two bearded painters in a studio, one seated in an armchair whilst the other is standing with his arms crossed, wth both men looking incredibly somber

Object details

Categories
Prints
Caricatures & Cartoons
Satire
Object type
Print
Titles
  • Inconvenient D'Envoyer Un Mauvais Tableau a L'Exposition (assigned by artist)
  • Inconvenience of Sending a Bad Picture for Exhibition (alternative title)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph print
Paper
Lithograph
Brief description
Colour lithograph print entitled "Inconvenient D'Envoyer Un Mauvais Tableau a L'Exposition" by Honoré Daumier, French, 1848
Physical description
Lithograph print depicting two bearded painters in a studio, one seated in an armchair whilst the other is standing with his arms crossed, wth both men looking incredibly somber
Dimensions
  • Height: 304.8mm (Note: Taken from the departmental circulation registration 1948)
  • Width: 241.3mm (Note: Taken from the departmental circulation registration 1948)
Marks and inscriptions
Inscriptions on the bottom left of the print of the artist's signature, 'hd' , and on the top of the print is the Series name "LES ARTISTES" and "No.4" of the series Inscriptions on the bottom of the print of the publisher, print title and printers (Bottom left side of print: "Chez Aubert a Cie de la Bourse 29, Paris" Centre bottom: "Grande et Terrible Croisade Enterprise Par les Burgraves contre les Journalistes" Bottom Right of print: "Lith de M5 Vie Aubert, rue de l'Abbaye 5, Paris")
Transliteration
Bottom left corner: Chez Aubert Pl de la Bourse Bottom centre: "Inconvenient D'Envoyer Un Mauvais Tableau a L'Exposition" Bottom right: "Imp. Aubert & Cie"
Bibliographic reference
Taken from the departmental circulation registration 1948
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.315-1948

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1036142/inconvenient-denvoyer-un-mauvais-tableau-print-daumier/
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