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The Weight Lifter by Honoré-Victorin Daumier — VisualArtsDB

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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drawings (visual works)paintgraphiteprints and drawingwatercolorpaper (fiber product)water-base paint

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Jules de L (also known as Lasteyrie the Argand lamp). Former member of the opposition, now ennemy of the light... blinded by the sudden appearance of the sun of the Republic, Jules de Lasteyrie now wears the eye-shade of the Constitutionnel, plate 33 from Les Représentans Représentés

Jules de L (also known as Lasteyrie the Argand lamp). Former member of the opposition, now ennemy of the light... blinded by the sudden appearance of the sun of the Republic, Jules de Lasteyrie now wears the eye-shade of the Constitutionnel, plate 33 from Les Représentans Représentés

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1850

- Taken by her operetta part, Madame de St. Chalumeau is shouting so loud that she does not notice the bellowing of her child, plate 13 from Les Comédiens De Société

- Taken by her operetta part, Madame de St. Chalumeau is shouting so loud that she does not notice the bellowing of her child, plate 13 from Les Comédiens De Société

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1858

“- Oysters at 25 sous a dozen, horrible!... Even if you gave me 100 sous to eat half a dozen, I would not allow myself such an expense,” plate 18 from Actualités

“- Oysters at 25 sous a dozen, horrible!... Even if you gave me 100 sous to eat half a dozen, I would not allow myself such an expense,” plate 18 from Actualités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1866

Marie-Jean-Jacques Dupin, Ainé

Marie-Jean-Jacques Dupin, Ainé

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1800

A Delicate Task, plate 37 from Revue Caricaturale

A Delicate Task, plate 37 from Revue Caricaturale

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1843

“- Say then, Madme. Giboulard … don't you agree that it is not very pleasant for women of our gender, to come down like this everyday, cleaning the gutters of St. Honoré … - That's true, Madame Chaffarou, but we can also praise ourselves of being the only ones to embellish Paris!,” plate 75 from Caricatures Du Jour

“- Say then, Madme. Giboulard … don't you agree that it is not very pleasant for women of our gender, to come down like this everyday, cleaning the gutters of St. Honoré … - That's true, Madame Chaffarou, but we can also praise ourselves of being the only ones to embellish Paris!,” plate 75 from Caricatures Du Jour

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1843

“- What a shame that I don't speak Chinese... I would love to say something real nice to her and something rather nasty to her husband,” plate 4 from En Chine

“- What a shame that I don't speak Chinese... I would love to say something real nice to her and something rather nasty to her husband,” plate 4 from En Chine

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1859

View of the Seine near Asnières during the dog days, plate 2 from Croquis D'été

View of the Seine near Asnières during the dog days, plate 2 from Croquis D'été

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1854

A Gentleman Who Wanted to Study the Habits of Bees too Closely, plate 6 from Pastorales

A Gentleman Who Wanted to Study the Habits of Bees too Closely, plate 6 from Pastorales

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1845

Main Staircase of the Palace of Justice. Front view, plate 36 from Les Gens De Justice

Main Staircase of the Palace of Justice. Front view, plate 36 from Les Gens De Justice

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1848

The New Neapolitan Buffoon. “- Polichinelle, Polichinelle, you have cudgelled the others long enough... now it's your turn. We will bring you to reason...,” plate 221 from Actualités

The New Neapolitan Buffoon. “- Polichinelle, Polichinelle, you have cudgelled the others long enough... now it's your turn. We will bring you to reason...,” plate 221 from Actualités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1855

“- Hey, Baptiste, what are these two shouting for the last hour… I am sure they are fighting! - Oh no, they make such funny movements, that's hilarious… I've got it: the are rehearsing a tragedy which they will perform at the party of Madame Follemèche… Lucky the bourgeois who can afford with his income to enjoy such entertainments… the man is almost as funny as the clown of the Folies-Nouvelles!,” plate 11 from Les Comédiens De Société

“- Hey, Baptiste, what are these two shouting for the last hour… I am sure they are fighting! - Oh no, they make such funny movements, that's hilarious… I've got it: the are rehearsing a tragedy which they will perform at the party of Madame Follemèche… Lucky the bourgeois who can afford with his income to enjoy such entertainments… the man is almost as funny as the clown of the Folies-Nouvelles!,” plate 11 from Les Comédiens De Société

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1858