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The Tightrope Walker by Honoré-Victorin Daumier — VisualArtsDB

The Tightrope Walker

The Tightrope Walker

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

1842

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

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"Ah! my poor Mrs. Chaffarou, this is truly the end of us...there's the comet coming and the sun's going!..."

"Ah! my poor Mrs. Chaffarou, this is truly the end of us...there's the comet coming and the sun's going!..."

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1857

“- You must come to have dinner, my wife will eat in town.. it is just us two men! - Ah, the Devil! I have a terrible headache (aside) and his wife is waiting for me!,” plate 7 from Vulgarités

“- You must come to have dinner, my wife will eat in town.. it is just us two men! - Ah, the Devil! I have a terrible headache (aside) and his wife is waiting for me!,” plate 7 from Vulgarités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1841

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Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1845

"Are you sure at least that I'll get a good seat?"

"Are you sure at least that I'll get a good seat?"

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The Legislative belly. View of the ministerial benches in the Improstituted House of 1834, plate 18 from L’Association mensuelle

The Legislative belly. View of the ministerial benches in the Improstituted House of 1834, plate 18 from L’Association mensuelle

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1834

Oedipe. “- When my sword cut into his bleeding heart - You are trembling Madame - It was then that the world was falling apart,” plate ten from Physionomies tragiques

Oedipe. “- When my sword cut into his bleeding heart - You are trembling Madame - It was then that the world was falling apart,” plate ten from Physionomies tragiques

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Mr. Arlépaire.., plate 280 from Célébrités de la Caricature

Mr. Arlépaire.., plate 280 from Célébrités de la Caricature

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Inside a Butcher's Shop in Paris. “Come on my dear..... I know it is tough to sell our beef as cheap as that..... but that's no reason to weep like a calf!,” plate 75 from Actualités

Inside a Butcher's Shop in Paris. “Come on my dear..... I know it is tough to sell our beef as cheap as that..... but that's no reason to weep like a calf!,” plate 75 from Actualités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1851

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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A Small Queue at the Entrance to the Palace of Industry. “- But I am telling you that I have a special entry permit! - Quite so, and this is why you are allowed to queue up already at the Obelisk.... otherwise you would have to start on the other side, close to the Etoile.... incidentally why not have a bite to eat while you are waiting... there is a charming little restaurant half way, plate 7 from Les Etrangers à Paris

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Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1844