Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879)Le Malade Imaginairebears indistinct inscription (lower edge beneath the mount)charcoal and ink washsight 39.2 x 29.7cm (15 7/16 x 11 11/16in), sheet 47.4 x 36cm (18 11/16 x 14 3/16in).For further information on this lot please visit theArtist or Maker: Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879)Provenance: To be sold with a certificate of authenticity issued by theité Honoré Daumier. The work will also be included in K.E. Maison'sSupplément au Catalogue Raisonné.ProvenanceSeligmann, E.M.M. Warburg & Zilborg.Anon. sale, Christie's, London, 23 March 1962, lot 132.Anon. sale, Palais Galliera, Paris, 14 March 1967, lot. 27.Anon. sale, Palais Galliera, Paris, 4 December 1970.Anon. sale, Mes Laurin Guilloux Buffetaud Tailleur, Paris, 17 March 1976, lot 110.Private collection, France.Anon. sale, Artcurial, Paris, 26 March 2014, lot 90.Acquired from the above sale by the present owner.LiteratureE. Fuchs,Der Maler Daumier, Munich, 1930, no. 338b. illustrated.K.E. Maison,Catalogue Raisonné Honoré Daumier, London, 1968, t. II, pp. 271‐272, no. IV, illustrated in attributions, pl. 321, no. IV (Etude pour laposition du Malade imaginaire).