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Alright, alright, I’m coming – one would think the house was on fire! – Enough about your fire!… I’m freezing. For two hours I’ve been pounding on the door. -(aside) that will teach you next time, not to give a tip!

Honoré Daumier

Alright, alright, I’m coming – one would think the house was on fire! – Enough about your fire!… I’m freezing. For two hours I’ve been pounding on the door. -(aside) that will teach you next time, not to give a tip!

1839

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Honoré Daumier

Alright, alright, I’m coming – one would think the house was on fire! – Enough about your fire!… I’m freezing. For two hours I’ve been pounding on the door. -(aside) that will teach you next time, not to give a tip!

1839

Physical Qualities Crayon lithograph, Sheet: 380 × 256 mm. (14 15/16 × 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Ann Hoff, Hyndman, Pennsylvania, in Memory of William L. Hoff
Object Number 1989.721
Published in Le Charivari, December 19, 1840.

Inscribed: FACE (in image): TE, 'EMOTIONS PARISIENNES.'; below image, '-De quoi! de quoi! on y va... dirait-on pas que le feu est àla maison! -Laissez moi donc tranquille avec votre feu... je géle. Voilà deux heures que je suis là à porte à donner es coups, de marteau - (à part.) Ca t'apprendra à ne pas donner la piece.'; (in graphite): along c., '25-28 c 6.-', just above those numbers and to the right 19x bis (?) 1840', r. corner, '716' VERSO: clean of inscriptions

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Honoré Daumier

1807–1878

French, 1808-1879
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