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"Hold fast, Gaspard...I'm going to drown!..." by Honoré-Victorin Daumier — VisualArtsDB

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

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

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

1844

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

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french

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Run-Off Elections. “- Will she invite me for a second waltz?,” plate 114 from Actualités

Run-Off Elections. “- Will she invite me for a second waltz?,” plate 114 from Actualités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1869

Fatherly Discipline

Fatherly Discipline

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1851

The High School Classmate

The High School Classmate

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1841

“Look! See how his eyes are on the saveloys and the ham.... it seems we like Papa's job?..... my little piglet!,” plate 51 from Moeurs Conjugales

“Look! See how his eyes are on the saveloys and the ham.... it seems we like Papa's job?..... my little piglet!,” plate 51 from Moeurs Conjugales

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1842

“- Dire pourtant que mes dahlias continuent encore cette année à être du ponceau le plus vif . . . . malgré tous mes soins, je ne pourrai donc jamais parvenir à leur donner la nuance Boue de Paris !...,” plate 6 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra

“- Dire pourtant que mes dahlias continuent encore cette année à être du ponceau le plus vif . . . . malgré tous mes soins, je ne pourrai donc jamais parvenir à leur donner la nuance Boue de Paris !...,” plate 6 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1847

What do you think of my shawl ?

What do you think of my shawl ?

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The Parisian “- Tell me, good man, what are you doing with all these cows once they have become old and don't give milk any more? The Cowherd “- Silly question... we make oxen out of them!,” plate 13 from Ces Bons Parisiens

The Parisian “- Tell me, good man, what are you doing with all these cows once they have become old and don't give milk any more? The Cowherd “- Silly question... we make oxen out of them!,” plate 13 from Ces Bons Parisiens

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1857

“- Just 15 cents for a full bath.... what a deal!,” plate 12 from Croquis Parisiens

“- Just 15 cents for a full bath.... what a deal!,” plate 12 from Croquis Parisiens

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1856

"Let's go, Mr. Pomard... A little courage..."

"Let's go, Mr. Pomard... A little courage..."

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1858

"The Sun Is So Beautiful . . ."

"The Sun Is So Beautiful . . ."

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1843

“Indeed, I don't know what they looked like at Austerlitz, but they could hardly have looked any better,” plate 7 from Coquetterie

“Indeed, I don't know what they looked like at Austerlitz, but they could hardly have looked any better,” plate 7 from Coquetterie

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1839

Hard to Undo

Hard to Undo

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