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Bust of a Man by Honoré-Victorin Daumier — VisualArtsDB

Bust of a Man

Bust of a Man

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

1830–1839

Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H.: 5 cm (2 in.)
Genre: bust/head
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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nineteenth century

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portrait: French subjectfiring (heating)nineteenth century19th centurycasting (process)frenchportraitfiguresculptureinorganic materialfiguresmanbust/headnonferrous metalbronzeformingsculptingportraitsHeadcopper alloysculpture techniquesbustsmetal

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Sappho's Death. “Young ladies, you see where love leads us Under our feet so dainty and small The wretched chasm of an abyss Into which we eventually fall,” plate 49 from Histoire Ancienne

Sappho's Death. “Young ladies, you see where love leads us Under our feet so dainty and small The wretched chasm of an abyss Into which we eventually fall,” plate 49 from Histoire Ancienne

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1843

“What idiots! You paint a religious picture for them and they laugh.... they don't even have a devotion to art!...,” plate 4 from Croquis Pris Au Salon par Daumier

“What idiots! You paint a religious picture for them and they laugh.... they don't even have a devotion to art!...,” plate 4 from Croquis Pris Au Salon par Daumier

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1865

A Visit to the Salon. Obviously all the sculptors are a naughty bunch, plate 1 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra

A Visit to the Salon. Obviously all the sculptors are a naughty bunch, plate 1 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1847

The Comedian of the Group, plate 13 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra

The Comedian of the Group, plate 13 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1847

Even the Planets are Watching with Interest the Arrival of the Famous Comet, plate 9 from La Cométe De 1857

Even the Planets are Watching with Interest the Arrival of the Famous Comet, plate 9 from La Cométe De 1857

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1857

“-What a shame that I am not allowed go hunting,” plate 180 from Actualitiés

“-What a shame that I am not allowed go hunting,” plate 180 from Actualitiés

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1867

Academy of Women. A new Richelieu, founding a new Academy of a different kind.... of the feminine gender, plate 33 from Revue Caricatureale

Academy of Women. A new Richelieu, founding a new Academy of a different kind.... of the feminine gender, plate 33 from Revue Caricatureale

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1843

“- Tell me, mayor, what are communists? - You know, Pierre, communists are people who want to have everything in common with every Frenchman: the money, the work, and the land. - Well, in my opinion there is one thing they seem to be lacking: common sense,” plate 42 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra

“- Tell me, mayor, what are communists? - You know, Pierre, communists are people who want to have everything in common with every Frenchman: the money, the work, and the land. - Well, in my opinion there is one thing they seem to be lacking: common sense,” plate 42 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1848

“- No matter how much I rock him, it is impossible to make him fall asleep,” plate 105 from Actualités

“- No matter how much I rock him, it is impossible to make him fall asleep,” plate 105 from Actualités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1866

The Terrible Director. “- Indeed! You are telling me that you missed today's rehearsal because you had to set leeches onto your mother? - Yes sir. - But, when you first came here three months ago, you told me that you were an orphan. This is the first time in my long career at the theater that I have met a person who sets leeches on the body of a dead person,” plate 5 from Les Moments Difficiles De La Vie

The Terrible Director. “- Indeed! You are telling me that you missed today's rehearsal because you had to set leeches onto your mother? - Yes sir. - But, when you first came here three months ago, you told me that you were an orphan. This is the first time in my long career at the theater that I have met a person who sets leeches on the body of a dead person,” plate 5 from Les Moments Difficiles De La Vie

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1864

Subscribers Tyring to Cope with Their Paper, plate 115 from Actualités

Subscribers Tyring to Cope with Their Paper, plate 115 from Actualités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1845

Travel across the attentive population, plate 413

Travel across the attentive population, plate 413

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1834