“- Still more Venuses this year... always Venuses!... as if there were any women built like that!,” plate 2 from Croquis Pris Au Salon par Daumier
| Title | “- Still more Venuses this year... always Venuses!... as if there were any women built like that!,” plate 2 from Croquis Pris Au Salon par Daumier |
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| Artist | Honoré Victorin Daumier French, 1808-1879 |
| Date | 1864 19th century |
| Medium | Lithograph in black on white wove paper |
| Classification | lithograph |
| Origin | France France |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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““- Still more Venuses this year... always Venuses!... as if there were any women built like that!,” plate 2 from Croquis Pris Au Salon par Daumier” is a work by Honoré Victorin Daumier French, 1808-1879, dated 1864. It is executed in lithograph in black on white wove paper and classified as lithograph. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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