HONORÉ DAUMIER (FRENCH, 1808-1879)

Apollon
signed with initials 'h.d.' (lower right), titled (lower left)
pen, ink and pastel on paper
29 x 19cm
ProvenanceDelphine Baron;Henri Rouart, Paris;Sale, Galerie Manzi-Joyant, Paris, Collection Henri Rouart, 16th-18th December 1912, lot 55;Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Tweed (acquired at the above sale);Harrison Tweed, gift from the above in December 1920;Chester Dale;Sale, Parke Bernet, New York, 16th March 1944, lot 11;Rosen Collection (acquired at the above sale);Gifted in 1985;Sale, Sotheby's, New York, 19th January 2005, lot 5LiteratureErich Klossowski, Honoré Daumier, Munich, 1923,
no. 105CEduard Fuchs, Der Maler Daumier, 1930, no. 31, illustrated p. 25K. E. Maison, Honoré Daumier, Catalogue Raisonné of the Paintings,
Watercolours and Drawings, Greenwich, 1968, vol. 2, no. 454,
illustrated pl. 156VIEWING NOTICEThis work will be on view in London on 7th & 8th May4 Cromwell Place, South Kensington, London, SW7 2JETuesday 7th May 3pm-6pmWednesday 8th May 9am-4pmPlease click here for more details. Condition ReportThe sheet has been adhered to backing card, discolouration to the extreme borders corresponding with the current mount. Minor surface mark to the right of the harp, otherwise the sheet is sound. Ink and pastel in good original condition. Held in a later frame in fair condition.