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The Prison Choir
Honoré Daumiermid 19th century
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
Three figures, facing right, read music held on a lectern as they sing. Visible in the background are a number of framed paintings suggesting that the scene transpires in the artist's studio rather than in a prison. In the 1878 exhibition, the picture was listed simply as "Chanteurs."
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- Title: The Prison Choir
- Creator: Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879)
- Date Created: mid 19th century
- External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
- Roles: Artist: Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879)
- Provenance: Latouche, 1878 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Mme. Bureau [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Mrs. S. D. Warren Sale, American Art Association, New York, 1903, no. 110; H. Williams [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1903 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
- Object Type: paintings
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Inscriptions: [Signature] Lower left: h.D.
- Exhibitions: Exposition des Peintures et Dessins de H. Daumier. Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris. 1878., Exposition des Peintures, Aquarelles, Dessins et Lithographies de Maitres Francais de la Caricature et de la Peinture de Moeurs au XIX siecle. École des beaux-arts, Paris, Paris. 1888., Daumier, 1808-1879. Pennsylvania Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Philadelphia. 1937., Undercover Stories in Art. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1980.
- Dimensions: H: 19 3/4 x W: 24 1/8 in. (50.2 x 61.2 cm)
- Credit Line: Acquired by Henry Walters, 1903
- Classification: Painting & Drawing
- Accession Number: 37.7
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