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Head of a Grinning Man by Honoré-Victorin Daumier — VisualArtsDB

Head of a Grinning Man

Head of a Grinning Man

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Medium: Brown-black ink on beige modern laid paper
Dimensions: 16.8 x 13.5 cm (6 5/8 x 5 5/16 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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“- Now what? Are we going to continue hunting during the rain? - Not at all! The animals are just as afraid of the rain as we are. They might not be able to find this shelter, and we would end up losing too many of them!,” plate 5 from Croquis De Chasse

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"Is my Wife at home? Yes, monsieur, and your cousin too...," plate 4 from Tout ce qu'on voudra

"Is my Wife at home? Yes, monsieur, and your cousin too...," plate 4 from Tout ce qu'on voudra

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“Sir . . . Sir . . . Siiir . . . Christ, it’s annoying to have the runs when the supervisor is supervising!,” plate 13 from Professors and Rascals

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The Opening Night! “What! Even my porter offers me flowers!... Bless my soul, this comedy will cost me a fortune... I begin to regret that it hasn't been hissed off the stage altogether,” plate twelve from Les beaux jours de la vie

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"In order to go straight to the heart that you want to pierce..."

"In order to go straight to the heart that you want to pierce..."

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