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One rejoices in a pure, unspoiled happiness when harvesting ones own apples... at least as long as one doesn't break ones neck, from 'The joys of country life,' published in Le Charivari, September 14, 1865

Honoré Daumier

September 14, 1865

One rejoices in a pure, unspoiled happiness when harvesting ones own apples... at least as long as one doesn't break ones neck, from 'The joys of country life,' published in Le Charivari, September 14, 1865 by Honoré Daumier

Medium

Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)

Dimensions

Image: 6 11/16 × 9 11/16 in. (17 × 24.6 cm) Sheet: 8 3/8 × 11 7/16 in. (21.2 × 29.1 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1936

Accession Number

36.12.233

Tags

MenWomenTreesWorkingLadders

About the Artist

Honoré Daumier · 18101879

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...

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