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"The fibers fall, the man stays..." by Honoré-Victorin Daumier — VisualArtsDB

"The fibers fall, the man stays..."

"The fibers fall, the man stays..."

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

1840

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

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french

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Oh Victor, my idol...a poetic idea has come to me..."

Oh Victor, my idol...a poetic idea has come to me..."

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1844

“- Here, Eudoxie, take my bear skin... since from now on I will not have the pleasure any more to wear it, I give it to you to make a muff out of it... This way I have at least the satisfaction of seeing it from time to time”

“- Here, Eudoxie, take my bear skin... since from now on I will not have the pleasure any more to wear it, I give it to you to make a muff out of it... This way I have at least the satisfaction of seeing it from time to time”

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1848

She [the Exposition Universelle] Used Diplomatic Papers in 1867...

She [the Exposition Universelle] Used Diplomatic Papers in 1867...

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1867

El Cid also takes to the field to fight against the Moors, plate 116 from Actualités

El Cid also takes to the field to fight against the Moors, plate 116 from Actualités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1859

“- Madame Prudhomme, let's not hurry, let's recall that dignity should preside over all acts of life... dignity alone distinguishes man from the rest of the animals,” plate 2 from Croquis Aquatiques

“- Madame Prudhomme, let's not hurry, let's recall that dignity should preside over all acts of life... dignity alone distinguishes man from the rest of the animals,” plate 2 from Croquis Aquatiques

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1854

"Husbands aren't what most folks think!"

"Husbands aren't what most folks think!"

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1848

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

“- Mr. Colimard, if you don't stop immediately ogling the dancers in such an unseemly manner, I will take you home before the end of the performance!,” plate 4 from Croquis Pris Au Théatre par Daumier

“- Mr. Colimard, if you don't stop immediately ogling the dancers in such an unseemly manner, I will take you home before the end of the performance!,” plate 4 from Croquis Pris Au Théatre par Daumier

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1864

The Christmas Presents of 1868

The Christmas Presents of 1868

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1868

Which proves again that already since high school man supports himself on the shoulders of his kin in order to advance in life, plate 30 from Professeurs Et Moutards

Which proves again that already since high school man supports himself on the shoulders of his kin in order to advance in life, plate 30 from Professeurs Et Moutards

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1846

The Jayotype. "- Mr. Jay: The gentleman is married? - The gentleman: Certainly, but how the devil did you know that? - Mr. Jay: Oh, its that this instrument is perfect, that no curve of the head, no bump on the forehead can escape it. - The gentleman: How ingenious!," plate 60 from Moeurs Conjugales

The Jayotype. "- Mr. Jay: The gentleman is married? - The gentleman: Certainly, but how the devil did you know that? - Mr. Jay: Oh, its that this instrument is perfect, that no curve of the head, no bump on the forehead can escape it. - The gentleman: How ingenious!," plate 60 from Moeurs Conjugales

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1842

More marvels from the diamond hypnotist. Or, how to make the ladies pose in society in exhausting and not very gracious positions, plate 137 from Actualités

More marvels from the diamond hypnotist. Or, how to make the ladies pose in society in exhausting and not very gracious positions, plate 137 from Actualités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1860