Honoré DAUMIER (Paris, 1808 - Valmondois, 1879) Study of the lawyer preparing his defence for "A Famous Cause Pen and black ink over charcoal lines (Lined, traces of sunstain, tear restored) Study of the lawyer preparing his defence, pen and black ink on charcoal, by H. Daumier 10.82 x 7.08 in. 27.5 x 18 cm Provenance: Domingo Viau Collection ; Collection Gobin (1883-1962), his stamp (L.1124a) lower left; Then by descent ; Private collection, Ile-de-France Exhibitions: Honoré Daumier, Vienna, Albertina, 1936, n° 32 Daumier sculpteur, Paris, galerie Sagot-Le Garrec, 1957, n° 84 Bibliography: Arts et Livres de Provence, Marseille 1948 p. 57 Maurice Gobin, L'art expressif au XIXe siècle Français, Paris, Edition des Quatre chemins, 1960, part VI, n° 2, repr. Karl E. Maison, Honoré Daumier: Catalogue raisonné of the Paintings, watercolours and drawings. Volume II, The watercolours and drawings, 1968, London, Thames and Hudson, p. 227, no. 678, repr. Related work : Its counterpart in the Viau collection, previous issue Le plaidoyer ou une cause célèbre, watercolour from the former Esnault-Peltrerie collection (see Maison, op. cit., D680) The drawing corresponds to the left-hand part of the preparatory drawing for A Famous Cause, which was cut in half in the past. The figure is wearing his hat, which will disappear in the final watercolour. The attitude can also be compared to a contemporary composition entitled Après l'audience (House, 638). Honoré DAUMIER (Paris, 1808 - Valmondois, 1879) 27.5 x 18 cm Related work : Its counterpart in the Viau collection, previous number Le plaidoyer ou une cause célèbre, watercolour from the former Esnault-Peltrerie collection (see Maison, op. cit., D680) The drawing corresponds to the left part of the preparatory drawing for A Famous Cause, formerly cut in two. The figure is wearing his hat, which will disappear in the final watercolour. The attitude can also be compared to a contemporary composition entitled Après l'audience (House, 638).