Street Show (Paillasse) (recto); a clown playing a drum (verso) — Honoré Daumier | DiscoverArt

Honoré Daumier

Street Show (Paillasse) (recto); a clown playing a drum (verso)

1825–79

Black chalk and watercolor on laid paper (recto); graphite and black chalk (verso)

36.5 × 25.5 cm (14.4 × 10 in)

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