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Five Studies

Honoré Daumier

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image, titled "Five Studies" by Honoré Daumier, shows a sheet of paper with five sketches. The top half of the paper contains three sketches, and the bottom half contains two. The top right sketch depicts a man's head with wavy hair. The middle left sketch shows a tree trunk. The middle right sketch shows a building's facade with a tree. The bottom left sketch shows a woman's head and shoulders in profile, wearing a headscarf. The bottom right sketch shows a woman's face with bangs. The sketches are drawn in black ink on a grayish-brown background. Some of the sketches have illegible writing. The sketches appear to be studies or practice drawings. The overall style of the sketches is simple and expressive.

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385 × 893 px
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