Charcoal and black crayon on paper, unsigned, with label from Kasmin Limited, London. 12 x 14 7/8 in. (sheet), 19 x 19 1/2 in. (frame).
Exhibited: Geneva, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, De Watteau à Cézanne, 1951, no. 103; Lausanne, Galerie d'Art Ancien, De David à Cézanne, 1953, no. 59; Paris, Musée Cognac-Jay, Daumier, 1961, no. 5.
Literature: Erich Klossowski, Honoré Daumier, Munich, 1923, no 68c (titled Le médecin et son malade and with incorrect dimensions); Karl Eric Maison, Honoré Daumier, Catalogue raisonné of the paintings, watercolors and drawings, vol. II, New York, 1968, no. 405, illus. pl. 137.
Provenance: Roger Marx, Paris (and sold: Galerie Manzi-Joyant, Paris, May 11, 1914, Lot 116, titled Le malade imaginaire and with incorrect dimensions); Mme. Salvatore Meyer; Galerie Beyeler, Basel; Mrs. Frederick C. Havemeyer, New York; Sold Sotheby's, London, October 16, 1991, Lot 4.