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Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Result of the Demolishing of Buildings in Paris. “- After all, this is where I used to live.... and I can't even find my wife anymore,” plate 55 from Actualités

1852
Lithograph in black on white wove paper
21.7 × 26.7 cm (8.5 × 10.5 in)

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