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"Hurry!... It's the authorities" by Honoré Daumier — VisualArtsDB

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"Hurry!... It's the authorities"

"Hurry!... It's the authorities"

"Hurry!... It's the authorities"

Honoré Daumier

1839

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

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french

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Nous voila libres ...

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Expérience qui réussit trop bien

Expérience qui réussit trop bien

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“- Defendant! Do you have any means of living? - Thank you Mr President.... I have quite a good stomach,” plate 4 La Comédie Humaine

“- Defendant! Do you have any means of living? - Thank you Mr President.... I have quite a good stomach,” plate 4 La Comédie Humaine

Honoré Daumier, 1843

In Bercy. “We are doing everything to avoid that the river Seine overflows... and there are still people who are questioning our good intentions,” plate 321 from Actualités

In Bercy. “We are doing everything to avoid that the river Seine overflows... and there are still people who are questioning our good intentions,” plate 321 from Actualités

Honoré Daumier, 1856

"How much is your hare, friend?" "Oh sir, for a hunter, it is worth 8 francs!"

"How much is your hare, friend?" "Oh sir, for a hunter, it is worth 8 francs!"

Honoré Daumier, 1858

Tiens... je ne te reconnaissais pas...

Tiens... je ne te reconnaissais pas...

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"Ah! You better believe that I'd find it difficult to sell that study cheaply."

"Ah! You better believe that I'd find it difficult to sell that study cheaply."

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The Engagement of an Artist. “- So you want an engagement in my theatre..... very well Mademoiselle...... since you are so pretty, it will be 1200 Francs.... that's of course what you will be paying me each year! - I accept... under the condition that I will not get a raise!,” plate 72 from Les Beaux Jours De La Vie

The Engagement of an Artist. “- So you want an engagement in my theatre..... very well Mademoiselle...... since you are so pretty, it will be 1200 Francs.... that's of course what you will be paying me each year! - I accept... under the condition that I will not get a raise!,” plate 72 from Les Beaux Jours De La Vie

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La Maman - Est-il gentil a manger son sucre d'orge!...

La Maman - Est-il gentil a manger son sucre d'orge!...

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An Imaginative Painter

An Imaginative Painter

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