3, 1894 Durand Ruel exhibited it at their gallery in New York and sold it to Havemeyer who later donated it to the Metropolitan Museum (1929).ĭaumier’s interest in the French railroad system most likely was based in the fact that this new means of transportation changed the way to move around Paris and the surrounding cities in a dramatic, unexpected way (Robert Rey, “H. This painting is considered to be one of Daumier’s masterpieces. 361), while the final Ottawa version (DR7166) was shown already at the 1878 Durand-Ruel retrospective in Paris.
DR7165, an unfinished oeuvre, was first mentioned in 1888 (La Caricature, nr. Few paintings have been as well researched as the third class compartment. “Wagon” paintings still today are highlights of any Daumier exhibition and cherished by the public (“Daumier, 1808-1879”, Exhibition Catalogue Ottawa, Paris, Washington, 1999-2000, p. Reference Signature Details Similarities Background Details Original or not? Size Details Exhibition Details Provenance Details Date of origin The Daumier Register Digital Work Catalogue
