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Source Description
Louis Leroy, the editor of the popular magazines in which so many of Daumier's lithographs appeared, characterized the artist as a man who "scoffed at the rich and felt a great tenderness for the common people." It is the latter trait that prevails in this theater scene. The publication in 1856 of a lithograph of a similar scene suggests a date for this work. Daumier seldom exhibited his oil paintings and frequently left them unfinished.
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Document identity
localId
5043
label
The Loge (In the Theatre Boxes)
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
5043
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
The Loge (In the Theatre Boxes)
description
Louis Leroy, the editor of the popular magazines in which so many of Daumier's lithographs appeared, characterized the artist as a man who "scoffed at the rich and felt a great tenderness for the common people." It is the latter trait that prevails in this theater scene. The publication in 1856 of a lithograph of a similar scene suggests a date for this work. Daumier seldom exhibited his oil paintings and frequently left them unfinished.
provenance
Mme Daubigny, 1878; Chailloux, June 13, 1881 [mode of acquisition unknown]; The George A. Lucas Collection, Baltimore, 1881, by purchase; Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, May 9, 1910, by bequest [Henry Walters as executor]; Walters Art Museum, 1944, by indefinite loan; Walters Art Museum, 1996, by purchase.
date
ca. 1856-1857
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
24.1
height
30.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 1/2 x W: 12 1/16 in. (24.1 x 30.7 cm); Framed H: 29 x W: 32 1/2 in. (73.66 x 82.55 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
signed lower left
med
oil on panel
creator_ids
7521
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2046
2159
2626
3008
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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1c754cd362720e04