A Connoisseur of Melons
Artist
Honoré Daumier
(French, 1808 - 1879)
Date1843-1845
MediumLithograph on newsprint
DimensionsUnframed: 14 7/8 × 9 7/8 in. (37.8 × 25.1 cm)
Framed: 21 3/8 × 17 3/8 in. (54.3 × 44.1 cm)
ClassificationsWORK ON PAPER
Credit LineDixon Gallery and Gardens; Museum purchase
Object number2016.2.1
DescriptionA man in a top hat smells a melon. Plate 73.Text on work:
L'AMATEUR DE MELONS.
- Ah! Dieu soit loué.... je crois que cette fois j'ai enfin rencontré le melon de mes rêves!...
A CONNOISSEUR OF MELONS.
Ah! Praise the Lord... I think this year, I have found at last the melon of my dreams.
Status
On view