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Tomorrow we will study Saturn. I want you to pay special attention to this great planet…. which in all likelihood you will never in your life have the opportunity to see!
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Honoré Daumier

Tomorrow we will study Saturn. I want you to pay special attention to this great planet…. which in all likelihood you will never in your life have the opportunity to see!

1845

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Tomorrow we will study Saturn. I want you to pay special attention to this great planet…. which in all likelihood you will never in your life have the opportunity to see!

Honoré Daumier

Tomorrow we will study Saturn. I want you to pay special attention to this great planet…. which in all likelihood you will never in your life have the opportunity to see!

Honoré Daumier

Tomorrow we will study Saturn. I want you to pay special attention to this great planet…. which in all likelihood you will never in your life have the opportunity to see!

1845

Physical Qualities Crayon lithograph, Sheet: 190 × 234 mm. (7 1/2 × 9 3/16 in.)
Portfolio/Series Plate 18 from the series "Professeurs et Moutards"
Credit Line Given in Memory of Joseph Katz by his Children
Object Number 1963.109.127

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Honoré Daumier

French, 1808-1879

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NADAR ELEVATING PHOTOGRAPHY TO ART
Honoré Daumier
Nadar Elevating Photography to Art
1862
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
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
UN GUICHET DE THÉATRE.
Charles Maurand and Honoré Daumier
Un Guichet de théatre.
1862
HOW TO BECOME A GREAT MATHEMATICIAN. MONSIEUR MOUTONNET, YOU HAVE MADE YET ANOTHER ERROR IN YOUR CALCULATIONS... COPY OUT FOR ME SIX TIMES THE VERB: I HAVE MADE A MISTAKE IN MY ADDITION! (MR. MOUTONNET, NOW FURIOUS, ANSWERS BACK WITH SOME SIGNS, WHICH REALLY HAVE VERY LITTLE IN COMMON WITH ALGEBRA)
Honoré Daumier
How to Become a Great Mathematician. Monsieur Moutonnet, you have made yet another error in your calculations... copy out for me six times the verb: I have made a mistake in my addition! (Mr. Moutonnet, now furious, answers back with some signs, which really have very little in common with algebra)
1845
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
STOCKHOLDERS' ASSEMBLY. GENTLEMEN, THE MONARCHIST NEWSPAPER WHICH I HAD THE HONOR OF FOUNDING WITH THE HELP OF YOUR CAPITAL AND MY ABILITIES SURPASSED MY WILDEST EXPECTATIONS AND HOPES… IT LIVED TWO MONTHS, DEVOURED ONLY THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND FRANCS, AND IN ORDER TO HAVE IT REAPPEAR ALL WE NEED IS A SMALL PAYMENT FROM YOUR SIDE… BERTRAND, SEE THE GENTLEMEN TO THE CASHIER.
Honoré Daumier
Stockholders' assembly. Gentlemen, the monarchist newspaper which I had the honor of founding with the help of your capital and my abilities surpassed my wildest expectations and hopes… it lived two months, devoured only three hundred thousand francs, and in order to have it reappear all we need is a small payment from your side… Bertrand, see the gentlemen to the cashier.
1836
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
c. 1903
THE PRESIDENT SHOUTING AT THE TOP OF HER VOICE. LADIES, YOU ARE FROMALLY VIOLATING § 3 OF OUR CONSTITUTION WHICH STATES THAT NO MORE THAN FIVE GRADUATES MAY TALK AT THE SAME TIME... I CALL YOU TO ORDER... SILENCE! WELL, SINCE RINGING MY BELL SEEMS TO HAVE NO EFFECT, I SUSPEND THAT MEETING AND TAKE MY HAT!... NOW YOU CAN ALL DO WHAT YOU WANT!
Honoré Daumier
The President Shouting at the Top of Her Voice. Ladies, you are fromally violating § 3 of our constitution which states that no more than five graduates may talk at the same time... I call you to order... silence! Well, since ringing my bell seems to have no effect, I suspend that meeting and take my hat!... Now you can all do what you want!
1844
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
n.d.
TROUVÉ-CHAUVEL. STRICT GUARDIAN OF THE REPUBLIC'S FINANCES, CITIZEN TROUVÉ-CHAUVEL NEVER SEPARATES HIMSELF FROM THE TREASURE, EVEN WHEN HE GOES TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. IT IS TRUE THAT IT IS VERY EASY FOR HIM TO CARRY IT OVER HIS SHOULDER. THIS MINISTER HAS AN OBSESSION, WHICH IS MAKING HIM QUITE UNHAPPY; HE WANTS TO BALANCE REVENUE WITH EXPENDITURE, BUT HE CANNOT FIND THE MEANS TO THIS END.... ALSO, HE DOESN'T LIKE PEOPLE SAYING TO HIM: - HAVE
Honoré Daumier
Trouvé-Chauvel. Strict guardian of the Republic's finances, citizen Trouvé-Chauvel never separates himself from the treasure, even when he goes to the National Assembly. It is true that it is very easy for him to carry it over his shoulder. This minister has an obsession, which is making him quite unhappy; he wants to balance revenue with expenditure, but he cannot find the means to this end.... also, he doesn't like people saying to him: - have you found it, Chauvel?....
1848