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Oysters at Twenty-five Cents a Dozen! by Honoré-Victorin Daumier — VisualArtsDB

Oysters at Twenty-five Cents a Dozen!

Oysters at Twenty-five Cents a Dozen!

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

1866

Medium: Lithograph
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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“- Incredible... but we now have to give the exact weight! - and we can no longer sell bones for meat - and wine really has to be wine! - all together now: It's DISGUSTING!,” plate 4 from Croquis Parisiens

“- Incredible... but we now have to give the exact weight! - and we can no longer sell bones for meat - and wine really has to be wine! - all together now: It's DISGUSTING!,” plate 4 from Croquis Parisiens

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1856

“Regular little drunk, he is!... he swallows it down like milk! Poor little darling... he is just like his father!,” plate 42 from Moeurs Conjugales

“Regular little drunk, he is!... he swallows it down like milk! Poor little darling... he is just like his father!,” plate 42 from Moeurs Conjugales

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1842

“- Sue him.....sue him..... That would be a good trick to play on your neighbour... it would eat up all his savings, at least 100 écus.... - Yes but I would also have to eat into my savings and I really have no appetite for that....,” plate 29 from Les Gens De Justice

“- Sue him.....sue him..... That would be a good trick to play on your neighbour... it would eat up all his savings, at least 100 écus.... - Yes but I would also have to eat into my savings and I really have no appetite for that....,” plate 29 from Les Gens De Justice

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1846

The inconvenience of leaving the train even only for a moment and for any pretext whatsoever, plate 29 from Les Bons Bourgeois

The inconvenience of leaving the train even only for a moment and for any pretext whatsoever, plate 29 from Les Bons Bourgeois

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"Hold fast, Gaspard...I'm going to drown!..."

"Hold fast, Gaspard...I'm going to drown!..."

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1844

The Firemen Do Well, Perhaps, Not to Go There

The Firemen Do Well, Perhaps, Not to Go There

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1866

“Pardon me, Mayor.... would you please be so kind to tell me whether swimming is allowed here?,” plate 25 from Les Baigneurs

“Pardon me, Mayor.... would you please be so kind to tell me whether swimming is allowed here?,” plate 25 from Les Baigneurs

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1840

"Is this your dog here?," plate 20 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra

"Is this your dog here?," plate 20 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1847

"Those call themselves the Fighters..., how devilish are the others?... "

"Those call themselves the Fighters..., how devilish are the others?... "

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1858

The Gust of Wind. “- Oh blast! I've lost my hat! - Don't worry.... since it is waterpoof.... you won't have a problem reclaiming it at Rouen!,” plate 17 from Les Canotiers Parisiens

The Gust of Wind. “- Oh blast! I've lost my hat! - Don't worry.... since it is waterpoof.... you won't have a problem reclaiming it at Rouen!,” plate 17 from Les Canotiers Parisiens

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Bearded Man

Bearded Man

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1828

Husband: “My dear, how about a first kiss on my chin?” The wife (aside): “To think that I am married to this face!,” plate 21 from Moeurs Conjugalesa

Husband: “My dear, how about a first kiss on my chin?” The wife (aside): “To think that I am married to this face!,” plate 21 from Moeurs Conjugalesa

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1840