Daumier: A Retrospective of His Genius

Description

Comprehensive exhibition catalog dedicated to Honoré Daumier (1808–1879), curated by Henri Loyrette. Features a retrospective held at the Musée des Beaux-Arts du Canada (Ottawa), Galeries nationales du Grand Palais (Paris), and Washington’s National Gallery of Art (1999–2000). Published by Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Paris, 1999. Bound in publisher’s illustrated cardboard with dust jacket. Large in-4° format (31.4 x 24 cm), 599 pages. Explores Daumier’s multifaceted talent across painting, drawing, sculpture, and lithography, emphasizing his universal portrayal of ordinary life and sharp critique of societal stereotypes. Rare near-fine copy, no dedications outside the European Union.