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"What luck! I killed a sparrow!..." by Honoré-Victorin Daumier — VisualArtsDB

"What luck! I killed a sparrow!..."

"What luck! I killed a sparrow!..."

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

1864

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

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french

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“It's important for a man to know how to swim. He is not doing so badly for a start. You could think it's a fish, at least while he is attached to the cord. But he'll learn it… he is still young!,” plate 5 from Les Baigneurs

“It's important for a man to know how to swim. He is not doing so badly for a start. You could think it's a fish, at least while he is attached to the cord. But he'll learn it… he is still young!,” plate 5 from Les Baigneurs

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1839

The Wells of Grenelle. “And these scoundrels of chemists are claiming that it is good for children to bathe in the wells of Grenelle! Here is Dodolphe who has turned more green than an apple.... one hardly knows whether he is a lizard or a toad,” plate 37 from Moeurs Conjugales

The Wells of Grenelle. “And these scoundrels of chemists are claiming that it is good for children to bathe in the wells of Grenelle! Here is Dodolphe who has turned more green than an apple.... one hardly knows whether he is a lizard or a toad,” plate 37 from Moeurs Conjugales

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1841

An Addition to a Splendid Education. The young Chinese of the upper class don't only cultivate the art of the hunting horn, they also learn to give punches with the fist or the heels of their boots right into the pit of the stomach. This talent is called boxing with the feet and it is cultivated with the greatest success by all those who consider placing themselves on a good footing in society, plate 17 from Voyage En Chine

An Addition to a Splendid Education. The young Chinese of the upper class don't only cultivate the art of the hunting horn, they also learn to give punches with the fist or the heels of their boots right into the pit of the stomach. This talent is called boxing with the feet and it is cultivated with the greatest success by all those who consider placing themselves on a good footing in society, plate 17 from Voyage En Chine

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1844

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

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

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1866

Putting His Spare Time to Use...

Putting His Spare Time to Use...

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1869

"Oh, so you find my latest novel is not entirely at the level of those by George Sand....! Adelaide, I will never see you again in my entire life!"

"Oh, so you find my latest novel is not entirely at the level of those by George Sand....! Adelaide, I will never see you again in my entire life!"

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1844

My dear friend, you see, I wasn't born to be a marquis..."

My dear friend, you see, I wasn't born to be a marquis..."

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1858

Bertrand and Raton

Bertrand and Raton

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1854

“- This one may look as unhappy as a rock, before I would give him a job", plate 311 from Souvenirs d’artistes

“- This one may look as unhappy as a rock, before I would give him a job", plate 311 from Souvenirs d’artistes

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1862

Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1956

Eleven O'Clock in the Morning

Eleven O'Clock in the Morning

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

“What about that..., they don't seem to be interested in me any more,” plate 89 from Actualités

“What about that..., they don't seem to be interested in me any more,” plate 89 from Actualités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1866