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Honoré Daumier
(1808-1879)
French





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Dupin Ainé
Hand-colored lithograph on white paper, 1832
Delteil 45, only state
Series: Célébrités de La Caricature (Celebrities from La Caricature)
Published: La Caricature, June 14, 1832

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Ah! His!...Ah! His! Ah! His!
Heave! Ho!... Heave! Ho!
Lithograph on white paper, 1832
Delteil 47, only state
Published: La Caricature, June 19, 1832

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1830 et 1833
Lithograph on white paper, 1833
Delteil 66, first state of two
Published: La Caricature, August 15, 1833

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Le passé, le present, l'avenir
The past, the present, the future
Lithograph on white paper, 1834
Delteil 76, first state of two
Published: La Caricature, January 9, 1834

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Mademoiselle Etienne Joconde...Bécassine de Constitutionnel
Lithograph on white paper, 1834
Delteil 78, second state of two
Published: La Caricature, May 8, 1834

Miss Etienne-Mona-Lisa-Cunégonde-Silly Goose of the Constitutionnel, indignate, choking and over-ornate at the performance of Anthony in which the mischievous Dumas had the indecency of scoffing at the noble family Silly Goose of the Constitutionnel...

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Un Rentier des Bons Royeaux - Un Rentier des Cortes
Lithograph on white paper, 1834
Delteil 87, only state
Published: La Caricature, September 18, 1834

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Le Moulin du Télégraphe
The Telegraph Windmill
Lithograph on white paper, 1834
Delteil 91, second state of two
Published: La Caricature, October 16, 1834

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Moderne Galilée
A Modern Galileo
Lithograph on white paper, 1834
Delteil 93, second state of two
Published: La Caricature, November 6, 1834

And yet it moves...

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Le Fantome
The Phantom
Lithograph on white paper, 1835
Delteil 115, first state of three (Delteil: "Trés rare")
Published: La Caricature, May 7, 1835

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Enfoncé Lafayette!... Attrape mon vieux!
Done for, Lafayette!... Trapped, old fellow!
Lithograph on white paper, 1834
Delteil 134, only state
Published: L'Association Mensuelle, May 1834

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Rue Transnonain, le 15 Avril 1834
Transnonain Street, the 15th of April, 1834
Lithograph on white paper, 1834
Delteil 135, only state
Published: L'Association Mensuelle, July 1834
Ex coll: M.L. Guerin (Lugt 1872b)

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Voulez-vous de l'or... Des Diames
Hand-colored lithograph on white paper, 1838
Delteil 436, only state
Series: Caricaturana
Published: Le Charivari, May 20, 1838

Do you want gold, do you want money, do you want diamonds, millions, zillions? Step right up, let us help you’Ķ Boom! Boom! Boom-bond-bond! Here's bitumen, here's steel, here's lead, here's paper, here's galvanizzzeeeddd iron... step up, step up quickly, the law'll change. You'll love everything, hurry up! Buy, buy your tickets! Boom! Boom!! Boom boom boom! Bond! Bond!

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Ayez Pitié du Pauvre Pêcheur!
Have Pity on the Poor Fisherman!
Lithograph on white paper, 1838
Delteil 524, second state of two
Series: Cours d'Histoire Naturelle (Lessons in Natural History)
Published: Le Charivari, March 15, 1838
Ex coll: R. Gaston-Dreyfus

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He bien! Tant pis!... Nous plaiderons... J'aime meiux ça!
Good! Nevermind!... We will plead... I prefer that!
Lithograph on white paper, 1839
Delteil 568, third state of three
Series: Types Parisiens (Parisian Types)
Published: La Caricature, February 10, 1839; Le Charivari, August 20, 1841

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Sont il fade...regarde Donc...
Lithograph on white paper, 1839
Delteil 684, third state of three
Series: Émotions Parisiennes (Parisian Emotions)
Published: Le Charivari, July 14, 1839

How silly they are! Look how they run. That's when you are at the wrong place! Just you wait! Next time, tell us in advance and we'll take good care of you...

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De quoi! De quoi! On y va...
Lithograph on white paper, 1840
Delteil 716, second state of three
Series: Émotions Parisiennes (Parisian Emotions)
Published: Le Charivari, December 19, 1840
Ex coll: William M. Ivins, Jr.

--Alright, alright, I'm coming...one would think the house was on fire!
--Enough about your fire!...I'm freezing. For two hours I've been pounding on the door.
(Aside)--That will teach you next time, not to give a tip!

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Pygmalion
Lithograph on original Charivari paper, 1842
Delteil 971, third state of three
Series: Histoire Ancienne (Stories of Antiquiry)
Published: Le Charivari, December 18, 1842
Ex coll: William M. Ivins, Jr.

Oh triumph of art! With what astonishment,
Great sculptor, you must have seen your marble come alive,
And with chaste and gentle manner, slowly lean down,
to ask a pinch of your snuff.


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Une Annonce de Concert
Concert Announcement
Lithograph on white paper, 1843
Delteil 1001, second state of five
Series: Caricatures du Jour
Published: La Caricature, March 12, 1843

-- A concert for ten francs! It seems to me, my friend, this might be quite nice. I wonder what one gets for ten francs?
-- One hears Driezshlock, Kornn, Litz, Puig, Herx, Schwencke, if they don't grate on the ears, as a revenge they will grate like crazy on the throat.


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L'Élection
The Election
Lithograph on white paper, 1843
Delteil 1019, second state of three
Series: Scènes Parlementaires (Scenes from Parliament)
Published: Le Charivari, April 17-18, 1843

--Done!!
--Oh my dear friends, this evening is the most beautiful day of my life!


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Lecture du Moniteur
Reading of the Moniteur
Lithograph on white paper, 1843
Delteil 1020, second state of three
Series: Scènes Parlementaires (Scenes from Parliament)
Published: Le Charivari, May 24, 1843

Ah! Here the Moniteur gives the speech of my husband in its entirety...I will read it to you... It's only thirty-two columns... after that we will have some tea -- Some tea and some opium! What a Chinese evening!

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La Famille de L'Électeur
The Family of the Voter
Lithograph on white paper, 1843
Delteil 1022, second state of two
Series: Scènes Parlementaires (Scenes from Parliament)
Published: Le Charivari, April 29, 1843

We came to Paris this morning and we immediately said: We must find our deputy...he will surely show us the interior of the Pantheon, the Domes des Invalides, the Royal Palace, and the wells of Grenelle!...

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Cristi! Notre Canot a rompue con Amarre...
Lithograph on white paper, 1843
Delteil 1027, second state of three
Series: Les Canotiers Parisiens (The Parisian Oarsmen)
Published: Le Charivari, April 30, 1843

--Cristi! Our dingy broke its rope and there it goes (out to sea)... we're abandoned on this island like Robinson Crusoe...and we don't even have provisions or parakeets
--It's true...and I have no idea how I'm going to stay nourished after I've eaten you, my poor Cabassol!


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La Manoeuvre a Bord
Boat Maneuver
Lithograph on white paper, 1843
Delteil 1031, second state of three
Series: Les Canotiers Parisiens (The Parisian Oarsmen)
Published: Le Charivari, June 17, 1843

(The Captain yelling in his trumpet) -- Gabier! There is a squall building up, get ready! ’Ķ Clew up all the sails! ’ĶThat's good, very good!
--Why didn't you say that to me calmly instead of poking this huge instrument into my ear! Now I am so deaf, I can't see clearly anymore!

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Vois-tu, mon ami...Il n'ya que duex élemens...du bonheur...
Lithograph on white paper, 1843
Delteil 1034, second state of three
Series: Les Canotiers Parisiens (The Parisian Oarsmen)
Published: Le Charivari, June 2, 1843

--Look here, my friend...there are only two things that constitute a man's happiness - water and wine - but they should never be mixed or else their charm is destroyed.
--That's true - so let's drink this wine in honor of water!


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Une Maitresse à l'Opéra
A Mistress at the Opera
Hand-colored lithograph on white paper, 1845
Delteil 1149, second state of two
Series: Les Beaux Jours de la Vie (Life's Finest Moments)
Published: Le Charivari, April 28, 1845

You see that dark-haired ballerina who is dancing right now?... Well, my friend, she has been mine for a week now... she is absolutely crazy about me!

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Ce que le bourgeois est convenu de nommer une petite distraction
What the middle class calls a little entertainment
Lithograph, 1846
Delteil 1490, second state of two
Series: Les Bons Bourgeois (The Middle Class)

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Nous ne partirons donc pas!
So we're not leaving, I guess!
Hand-colored ithograph, 1846
Delteil 1549, third state of three
Series: Les Bons Bourgeois (The Middle Class)

--So we're not leaving, I guess!
--Hortense, I think we're going to catch something...only a brief half hour more.


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Les temps sont durs..
Lithograph, 1847
Delteil 1648, second state of three
Series: Tout ce qu'un Voudra (Miscellany)

-- Times are hard, we must learn to be more modest this year!
-- Don't tell me, my dear Ducorneau... As far as I am concerned, every time I go to the theater I now deny myself the company of my wife!


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Ayant fait partie des Muscadins sous le Directoire
Lithograph, 1847
Delteil 1653, second state of two
Series: Tout ce qu'un Voudra (Miscellany)

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Ayant fait partie des Muscadins sous le Directoire
Hand-colored lithograph on white paper, 1847
Delteil 1653, second state of two
Series: Tout ce qu'un Voudra (Miscellany)

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Inconvénient d'un parapluie a ressorts trop compliques
The Inconvenience of an umbrella with a complex spring system
Lithograph on white paper, 1847
Delteil 1653, first state of two
Series: Tout ce qu'un Voudra (Miscellany)

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L'Empereur Nicolas travaillant dans son cabinet
Emperor Nicolas working in his cabinet
Lithograph on original Charivari paper, 1850
Delteil 1653, first state of two
Series: Actualités

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Ah! Ciel, ma plus belle potiche!
Lithograph on white paper, 1855
Delteil 2644, second state of two
Series: La Potichomanie

Oh! Heavens! My most beautiful porcelain vase!

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Voila pourtant ce qu'on est convenu d'appeler...
Lithograph on white paper, 1855
Delteil 2723, second state of two
Series: Les Plaisirs de la Chasse

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Les Comédiens de Société
Society Comedians

Lithograph on white paper, 1858
Delteil 3030, second state of two
Series: Actualités

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Amélioration qui ne tardera pas...
Improvement that won't be a long time coming...

Lithograph on white paper, 1859
Delteil 3202, second state of two
Series: Croquis D'Été

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Madeleine-Bastille
The Madeleine-Bastille Bus Line
Lithograph on white paper, 1862
Delteil 3243, first state of two

A trifle, a nothing... and the bus is full

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Le Dimanche au Jardin des Plantes
Sunday in the Botanical Gardens
Lithograph on white paper, 1862
Delteil 3244, first state of two

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En v'la un, il pourrait bien être malheureux
I wouldn't give this one a job if he were down to his last cent
Lithograph on white paper, 1862
Delteil 3249, third state of three
Series: Actualités

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L'Ane et les deux voleurs
The Ass and the Two Thieves
Lithograph on white paper, 1862
Delteil 3253, third state of four
Series: Souvenirs des Artistes (Artists' Recollections)

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N'bougez pas!...Vous êtes superbe comme ça!
Don't move!...You are lovely like that!

Lithograph on original Charivari paper, 1865
Delteil 3427, third state of three
Series: Les Payagistes

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La Femme a Barbe
The Bearded Woman

Lithograph on original Charivari paper, 1867
Delteil 3555, second state of two
Series: Actualités

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Une Lauréate en 1868
Lithograph on original Charivari paper, 1868
Delteil 3659, second state of two
Series: Actualités

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La Colique
Cramps

Lithograph on original Charivari paper, 1833
Delteil vol. X appendix no. 34, second state of two
Charles Ramelet after Daumier
Series: L'Imagination

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Le mal de tête
The Headache

Lithograph on original Charivari paper, 1833
Delteil vol. X appendix no. 37, second state of two
Charles Ramelet after Daumier
Series: L'Imagination

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