Honoré Daumier
A Meeting of Lawyers

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Artist Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879)French, 1808–1879

CultureFrench

Titles

A Meeting of Lawyers

Datec. 1860

PlaceFrance

MediumOil on wood

Dimensions7 5/16 × 9 3/8 in. (18.4 × 23.8 cm)

Credit LineJohn A. and Audrey Jones Beck Collection, gift of Audrey Jones Beck

Object number74.137

Current Location

The Audrey Jones Beck Building

222 Beck Galleries

Exposé

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Department

European Art, Beck Collection

Special Collections

Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceVan der Hoewen Collection, 1878; [Hubert Debrousse, Paris, 1900, no. 111]; [Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, May 4, 1906, no. 17]; M. Dressoir, Paris; [Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris]; Dudensing; [Valentine Gallery, New York, 1930]; James Thrall Soby (1906-1979), New Canaan, Connecticut; [Wildenstein and Co., New York]; Grace Rainey Rogers (1867-1943), New York, 1943; [Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, November 18, 1943, lot 48]; Billy Rose (1899-1966), New York, 1961; [Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, December 13, 1961, lot 67]; Robert Q. Lewis (1920-1991), Los Angeles; [Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, "Important Impressionist and Modern Paintings," April 3, 1968, lot 47]; Mr. and Mrs. John A. Beck, Houston, 1968; gift to MFAH, 1974.
Exhibition History"Honoré Daumier," Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris, 1878.

"The Collection of John A. and Audrey Jones Beck," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1974.

"Honoré Daumier 1808-1879: The Armand Hammer Daumier Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1985.

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