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The Weight Lifter by Honoré-Victorin Daumier — VisualArtsDB

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The Weight Lifter

The Weight Lifter

The Weight Lifter

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

1845–1855

Medium: Watercolor, with brush and brown ink, over graphite, on cream wove paper
Dimensions: 27 × 20.4 cm (10 11/16 × 8 1/16 in.)
Genre: Watercolor
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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“What a shame this lovely little lady didn't ask me to present her case [in court]... I would love to plead that her husband is a rogue...,” plate 24 from Les Gens De Justice

“What a shame this lovely little lady didn't ask me to present her case [in court]... I would love to plead that her husband is a rogue...,” plate 24 from Les Gens De Justice

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1846

“- Sire! Lisbon has been captured. - aaaah!!... and I dreamt that I had fought courageously!,” plate 304

“- Sire! Lisbon has been captured. - aaaah!!... and I dreamt that I had fought courageously!,” plate 304

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1833

"And to think that now, see how all the travelers passing under our noses!..."

"And to think that now, see how all the travelers passing under our noses!..."

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Bertrand and Raton

Bertrand and Raton

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1854

“- That's quite alright... isn't asphalt a marvellous invention?,” plate 1 from Paris L'hiver

“- That's quite alright... isn't asphalt a marvellous invention?,” plate 1 from Paris L'hiver

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1856

"Recalled with enthusiasm!...and not one hired applauder...there's one who calls himself a real success...and they say that the art of Drama is decaying...let's go!..."

"Recalled with enthusiasm!...and not one hired applauder...there's one who calls himself a real success...and they say that the art of Drama is decaying...let's go!..."

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1858

Another way to make use of the new petticoats that have lately become fashionable, plate 294 from Actualités

Another way to make use of the new petticoats that have lately become fashionable, plate 294 from Actualités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1856

Self-Portrait of a Frenchman, plate 2 from Scénes D'ateliers

Self-Portrait of a Frenchman, plate 2 from Scénes D'ateliers

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1849

"Check the market...Are our stocks rising?"

"Check the market...Are our stocks rising?"

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1865

Un Coléoptère Chinois

Un Coléoptère Chinois

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A Reception. “Gentlemen..... let's drink to the health of the French sailors in general and to the new teammate Greluchon in particular!.... and while waiting for his baptism by fire, we'll give him in the meantime one with water,” plate 10 from Les Canotiers Parisiens

A Reception. “Gentlemen..... let's drink to the health of the French sailors in general and to the new teammate Greluchon in particular!.... and while waiting for his baptism by fire, we'll give him in the meantime one with water,” plate 10 from Les Canotiers Parisiens

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1843

The Tuileries Gardens. “- No smoking here, Sir! - You mean in the garden?,” plate 10 from Le Chapitre Des Interprétations

The Tuileries Gardens. “- No smoking here, Sir! - You mean in the garden?,” plate 10 from Le Chapitre Des Interprétations

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1843