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The landlord really is a real robber… It seems he chooses to make roof repairs only during sunny weather.
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Honoré Daumier

The landlord really is a real robber… It seems he chooses to make roof repairs only during sunny weather.

1847

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The landlord really is a real robber… It seems he chooses to make roof repairs only during sunny weather.

Honoré Daumier

The landlord really is a real robber… It seems he chooses to make roof repairs only during sunny weather.

Honoré Daumier

The landlord really is a real robber… It seems he chooses to make roof repairs only during sunny weather.

1847

Physical Qualities Crayon lithograph, Sheet: 254 x 229 mm. (10 x 9 in.)
Portfolio/Series Plate 12 from the series "Locataires et proprietaires"
Credit Line Blanche Adler Memorial Fund
Object Number 1961.203

Artist

Honoré Daumier

French, 1808-1879

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Honoré Daumier
Nadar Elevating Photography to Art
1862
THE CONSTITUTIONNEL AND THE WANDERING JEW. - COME ON, OLD MAN, LET'S GO, COME ON! IF I CAN'T EVEN MAKE YOU WALK, THEN YOUR INFIRMITY IS REALLY A CONSTITUTIONAL PROBLEM...
Honoré Daumier
The Constitutionnel and the wandering Jew. - Come on, old man, let's go, come on! If I can't even make you walk, then your infirmity is really a constitutional problem...
1844
UN GUICHET DE THÉATRE.
Charles Maurand and Honoré Daumier
Un Guichet de théatre.
1862
MADAME GRELUCHE: OH, GUSTAVE, HOW GOOD! A REAL SOOTHING WARMTH! LOOK AT OUR SON LOULOU; THE CUTE FACE HE MAKES! - MR. GRELUCHE: AND PYRAMUS, HE IS AFRAID, AFRAID LIKE A DOG. IF YOU ONLY KNEW WHAT HE IS DOING RIGHT NOW, THE LITTLE RASCAL.
Honoré Daumier
Madame Greluche: Oh, Gustave, how good! A real soothing warmth! Look at our son Loulou; the cute face he makes! - Mr. Greluche: And Pyramus, he is afraid, afraid like a dog. If you only knew what he is doing right now, the little rascal.
1839
CROQUADE DIVERS
Unknown Artist and Honoré Daumier
Croquade Divers
1840
ROBERT MACAIRE BUSINESS AGENT. - BY THE DEVIL! IT'S REALLY ADMIRABLE OF YOU TO BREAK YOUR BACK TO PAY OFF YOUR DEBTS, MY GOOD CHAP, WIPE THEM OUT AT ONCE! - BUT HOW? - GOOD HEAVENS! BRING ME YOUR BOOKS, I'LL PUT THEM IN ORDER, IT'S MY SPECIALTY, WE'LL SETTLE FOR A FEW LIABILITIES, A LARGE NUMBER OF ASSETS, WE'LL ASSEMBLE YOUR CREDITORS, WE'LL OFFER FIVE PERCENT TO BE PAID OVER TEN YEARS, YOU WON'T GIVE THEM ANYTHING DURING THE TEN YEARS, IN TEN Y
Honoré Daumier
Robert Macaire business agent. - By the devil! It's really admirable of you to break your back to pay off your debts, my good chap, wipe them out at once! - But how? - Good heavens! Bring me your books, I'll put them in order, it's my specialty, we'll settle for a few liabilities, a large number of assets, we'll assemble your creditors, we'll offer five percent to be paid over ten years, you won't give them anything during the ten years, in ten years' time you'll start again, your creditors will be dead, the debts forgotten and nobody will say a word about it.
1837
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
c. 1903
LION'S SHARE. CALM YOURSELVES, GENTLEMEN. WE'VE A HUNDRED LOUIS, EIGHTY OF THEM BELONG TO ME, EIGHTEEN TO MR. LE COMTE DE ST. BERTRAND, THAT LEAVES TWO FOR THE FIFTEEN OF YOU... IT'S STRANGE, THESE ETERNAL COMPLAINTS!! REALLY, IT'S JUST NOT POSSIBLE TO MAKE SUCH A MISTAKE!... WHAT THE DEVIL, GENTLEMEN, WE'RE ALL HONEST MEN, SORT THINGS OUT BETWEEN YOURSELVES, SHARE THE TWO LOUIS BETWEEN YOU, LET’S NOT MAKE A SCANDAL!
Honoré Daumier
Lion's share. Calm yourselves, gentlemen. We've a hundred louis, eighty of them belong to me, eighteen to Mr. Le Comte de St. Bertrand, that leaves two for the fifteen of you... It's strange, these eternal complaints!! Really, it's just not possible to make such a mistake!... What the devil, gentlemen, we're all honest men, sort things out between yourselves, share the two louis between you, let’s not make a scandal!
1837
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
c. 1903
THIS IS THE ONLY REALLY APPROPRIATE COSTUME FOR THIS PERSON WHO INAPPROPRIATELY RECEIVED THE TITLE OF BURGRAVE
Honoré Daumier
This is the only really appropriate costume for this person who inappropriately received the title of Burgrave
1850
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
n.d.
THE BAPTISM OF ACHILLES. / THETIS, WISHING TO MAKE HER BRAT A HERO, / DECIDED THAT A BATH IN STYX WOULD BE THE THING TO DO / SHE THREW HIM IN AND WITH SURPRISE / EXPERIENCED THAT A BATH WAS REALLY WISE. / (ON THE INFLUENCE OF BATHING, POEM BY MONSIEUR VIGIER)
Honoré Daumier
The Baptism of Achilles. / Thetis, wishing to make her brat a hero, / decided that a bath in Styx would be the thing to do / she threw him in and with surprise / experienced that a bath was really wise. / (On the influence of bathing, poem by Monsieur Vigier)
1842