Prints and Drawings — Page 107

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The New Fashion. Which is the man, which is the woman?... make your guess if you can and choose if you dare, plate 270 from Actualités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1856

Holiday in the Country. “- Life in the country really isn't all that entertaining, as they all say. - And to think that spring has only just begun,” plate 14 from Ces Bons Parisiens

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1858

Parisians looking forward to some fun. Queuing up for two hours in front of any theater in town, plate 1 from Les Bons Parisiens

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1855

The New Blockhouses. “- No more rent to pay, Monsieur Vautour... and we are no longer afraid of the janitor..... in our chalets we are all Swiss,” plate 332 from Actualités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1856

One of the Disadvantages of Living in the Basement. “Look, here are some more that grew last night...,” plate 15 from Croquis Parisiens

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1856

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

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1856

“- I'll never understand, how these exercises are supposed to ameliorate the condition of a horse..... the only thing that really counts is that the horseman feels good,” plate 1 from Croquis Équestres

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1856

“- That's quite alright... isn't asphalt a marvellous invention?,” plate 1 from Paris L'hiver

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1856

The danger of wearing hoopskirts during a sudden spring storm, plate 26 from La Crinolomanie

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1857

Under the shade in the countryside, plate 11 from Croquis D'été

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1856

A Scientist Trying to Befriend His Son with a Great Kangaroo from Central America, plate 3 from La Société D'acclimatation

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1858

“- Hey, Baptiste, what are these two shouting for the last hour… I am sure they are fighting! - Oh no, they make such funny movements, that's hilarious… I've got it: the are rehearsing a tragedy which they will perform at the party of Madame Follemèche… Lucky the bourgeois who can afford with his income to enjoy such entertainments… the man is almost as funny as the clown of the Folies-Nouvelles!,” plate 11 from Les Comédiens De Société

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1858

“- Driver, driver, you cannot reject me, you have to save my life... bring me back to the races alive! - But come on, Spaniard… be reasonable… you don't have to fear the rain, since you are wearing a coat!…,” plate 2 from Le Carnaval De 1858

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1858

Mr. Prudhomme: “- Obnoxious waves.... don't you know whom you are carrying in this moment?... oh audacious... know I shall, like Xerxes, whip you terribly. Mme Prudhomme: (shivering of fear) “- Pray, my dear friend, do not offend the sea any longer... you might wake its fury and it might devour us completely!,” plate 1 from Impressions Nautiques

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1859

“- Oh, my friend... I am afraid of these people there. - And rightly so... they are quite vicious, they beat their women and make them have black children!,” plate 101 from Actualités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1859

View of the grand hall. Map, height and view from front of the conductor. Grand alliance between telegraph and music, plate 1 from Souvenir Du Grand Festival Des Orphéonistes

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1859

“- Mr. Colimard, if you don't stop immediately ogling the dancers in such an unseemly manner, I will take you home before the end of the performance!,” plate 4 from Croquis Pris Au Théatre par Daumier

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1864

A Misapprehension at the Odeon, on a Day of Drama. “- Come on, come on let's go! - I am telling you it's not finished. The curtain has gone up again and there is still Roman on the stage,” plate 4 from Croquis Pris Au Théatre par Daumier

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1864

“- Ah, Théophile, what ghastly things I am reading about you. According to the book by Mr. Desbarolles, I can tell that you have in your palm the lines of a libertinage!… - Oh, well…,” plate 1 from Ces Bons Parisiens

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1860

El Cid also takes to the field to fight against the Moors, plate 116 from Actualités

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1859

The Terrible Director. “- Indeed! You are telling me that you missed today's rehearsal because you had to set leeches onto your mother? - Yes sir. - But, when you first came here three months ago, you told me that you were an orphan. This is the first time in my long career at the theater that I have met a person who sets leeches on the body of a dead person,” plate 5 from Les Moments Difficiles De La Vie

Honoré-Victorin Daumier, 1864