A man is looking through a window at a woman leaving. Flaubert, an ardent admirer of Daumier’s oeuvre, in his first version (1845) of “L’Education Sentimental” had possibly seen this print, drawing a parallel in his book about regrets and missed chances in younger years.
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Place of origin:
Paris
Notes:
3rd state.
Published in: Le Charivari, January 15, 1842.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.