Oh! Mon ami...., j'ai peur de ces gens-là..., from Au Camp de Saint-Maur, published in Le Charivari, August 30, 1859
August 30, 1859
Medium
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of five (Delteil; Hazard & Delteil)
Dimensions
Image: 9 13/16 × 9 1/8 in. (24.9 × 23.2 cm) Sheet: 11 9/16 × 10 5/16 in. (29.4 × 26.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
Accession Number
62.650.349
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the bustling world of 19th-century Parisian satire, Honoré Daumier, alongside collaborators Destouches and printer Aaron Martinet, createdOh! Mon ami...., j'ai peur de ces-là...* (Oh! My friend..., I'm afraid of these people published in the iconic newspaper *Le Chariv* on August 30, 1859. This lithograph, part of the series *Au Camp de Saint-M*, captures Daumier's signature style of sharp social commentary through exaggerated, expressive figures. The second state of five, printed on newsprint, reflects the era's innovative use of lithography for affordable, mass-distributed caricatures tha...
About the Artist
Destouches|Aaron Martinet|Honoré Daumier (French|French) · 1808 |1800 –1879 |1900
French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois|Paris