–Annoying all the same, Master, that they now accept slanderous proof in all matters of financial issues. –Bertrand, you are making me sick! When you have the money why do you still need the honor?, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, June 10, 1870
June 10, 1870
Medium
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
Dimensions
Image: 9 9/16 × 8 3/16 in. (24.3 × 20.8 cm) Sheet: 14 3/16 × 10 15/16 in. (36.1 × 27.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1960
Accession Number
60.708.126
Tags
Art Historical Context
In this biting lithograph from Honoré Daumier's *News of the Day* series, published in the satirical journal *Le Charivari* on June 10, 1870, two men engage in a cynical dialogue about money eclipsing honor: “Annoying all the same, Master, that they now accept slanderous proof in all matters of financial issues,” laments one, only to be rebuked, “Bertrand, you are making me sick! When you have the money why do you still need the honor?” Daumier, a master of caricature alongside collaborators Arnaud de Vresse and Walter Frères, masterfully captures the era's moral decay through exaggerated expr...
About the Artist
Honoré Daumier|Arnaud de Vresse|Walter Frères · 1810–1879
Honoré-Victorin Daumier (1808-1879) was a prolific French printmaker, caricaturist, painter, and sculptor whose works offered incisive commentary on the social and political life of 19th-century France. Known as the 'Michelangelo of Caricature,' Daumier produced over 4,000 lithographs, 500 paintings, 1,000 drawings, and 100 sculptures during his lifetime. His biting political satire led to his imp...