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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!
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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!

1840

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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!

1840

Physical Qualities Crayon lithograph, Sheet: 380 × 256 mm. (14 15/16 × 10 1/16 in.)
Portfolio/Series Plate 32 from the series "Emotions Parisiennes"
Credit Line Gift of Ann Hoff, Hyndman, Pennsylvania, in Memory of William L. Hoff
Object Number 1989.721

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

French, 1808-1879

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Preparing for the baccalaureate. - There are two ways in which you might pass your exams: the first way is to let someone else take your place; the second is to take them yourself. - I would like to take them myself. - Very good!... Do you know Greek? - No. - Latin? - None the more. - Excellent!... Do you know your Math? - Not at all. - What do you know then? - Nothing. - But you've 200 francs? - Of course! - Splendid... You'll be passed next Thursday. - You mean you're going to prepare me in eight days? - What do you think!!!!... It's true that I've taken on the responsibility for your success, but for teaching you... Oh no! Certainly not!!
1837
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1862
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Croquade Divers
1840
Honoré Daumier
To imagine that next year I will be exhibited and that everybody in Paris will see me... its is kind of flattering, isn't it Dear? - I'm just unhappy that you won't be wearing your neck-tie... it looks a bit sloppy... if there is still some time, why don't you ask the sculptor to add on your stand-up collar.
1859
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
c. 1903
Honoré Daumier
The Adoption. - Well, really! Robert, my friend, so you are becoming a family man. You're considering adoption?... You will soon crown the maidens at the village fair... (Robert)- Yes, I adopted this child. I want to thrive in the joys of family life... (Wormspire) - You want to marry your ward... - Yes, I want her to get married. Yes, get her married to a rich man, prepare for my retirement. - Prepare for your retirement... get enough money for old age and win the Monthion prize... I know, I know!
1841
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
c. 1903
Honoré Daumier
Robert Macaire before his judges. Very well! Yes, gentlemen, I was rather unfortunate at the Assize Court... but misfortune is always respectable!... moreover, it’s true what has been said, I've a habit of subtracting money, it's easier to excuse me than someone else because it's harder for me to resist my weakness... as for the rest, I am accused of selling lead for gold? Twenty witnesses swear to it. Very well! I deny it forty times and since two denials are worth an avowal it's clear that you cannot find me guilty. (after this brilliant improvisation Robert Macaire is condemned with a maximum sentence).
1837
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
n.d.
Honoré Daumier
Exploiting friendship. My dear Alphonse, I've invited these gentlemen, my friends, to dine at your home. I would like them to taste our champagne, we'll laugh... wait a minute! I've an idea. What if we went to the wood? We could take your barouche and you could lend us some clothes as we only came to pay a simple visite... In the meantime, why don't you give us some cards and some Napoleons to pass the time. Eh? My good Alphonse, dear chap. How about it?
1837