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Don Quixote and Sancho Panza is an oil on canvas painting by French artist Honoré Daumier, created c. 1868. The work is of small dimensions and appears to be a sketch, due to his unfinished appearance. It is held in the Neue Pinakothek in Munich.[1]

Don Quixote and Sancho Panza
Artist	Honoré Daumier
Year	c. 1868
Medium	oil on canvas
Dimensions	52 cm × 32.8 cm (20 in × 12.9 in)
Location	Neue Pinakothek, Munich

Description

This is one of the works of literary inspiration created by Daumier during the Second Empire. The artist made many paintings and drawings representing Don Quixote, alone or with Sancho Panza, some twenty-five oils, watercolors and a series of charcoal drawings.[2]

The picture gives the impression of a hastily prepared sketch, because it is painted with wide brush strokes using a meager and basic color palette. In the central part, there is the thin figure of Don Quixote on his grumpy horse, the Rocinante. The rider holds knightly attributes, he is dressed in his armor, wears a shield and a lance, and his chest is proudly protruding. His face is replaced by an ocher-colored stain, his eyes, nose and beard are missing, the appearance of which the artist has probably left to the viewer's imagination. The figures of the rider and his horse are caricatures of humans and animals, their appearance introduces an atmosphere of mysterious strangeness.

The background of the painting has also been simplified as much as possible. The sky is uniformly blue, while the earth is ocher and yellow. Part of the landscape was painted with superficial and wide brush strokes, which intensifies the feeling of emptiness and mystery. The artist gave up the use of chiaroscuro, he also rejected the traditional handling of color. He applied paint in large portions creating a flat composition.

The only detail that diversifies the background is the blurry shape visible on the horizon, perhaps it is the outline of a rickety tree or, as some interpreters believe, the figure of his squire, Sancho Panza. He is a shadow that can be seen in the distance, in the horizon, cut out against the sky of intense blue color, as if forming part of the arid landscape.[3][4]

References

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- [en] Don Quixote and Sancho Panza (Daumier)

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[es] Don Quijote y Sancho Panza (Daumier)

Don Quijote y Sancho Panza es un cuadro del pintor realista francés Honoré Daumier. Fue ejecutado hacia el año 1868 y se trata de un óleo sobre lienzo con unas dimensiones de 52 cm. de alto por 32,6 cm. de ancho. Se conserva en la Neue Pinakothek de Múnich, Alemania.

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[fr] Don Quichotte et Sancho Panza (Daumier)

Don Quichotte et Sancho Panza est un tableau du peintre réaliste français Honoré Daumier. Il a été exécuté vers 1868 à l'huile sur toile et mesure 52 × 32 cm. Il est conservé dans la Neue Pinakothek de Munich.

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