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Dialogue of the dead. Say, my dear Galileo, this will not please our old friend Tartuffe that up they are paying so much attention to us.
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Honoré Daumier

Dialogue of the dead. Say, my dear Galileo, this will not please our old friend Tartuffe that up they are paying so much attention to us.

1867

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Dialogue of the dead. Say, my dear Galileo, this will not please our old friend Tartuffe that up they are paying so much attention to us.

Honoré Daumier

Dialogue of the dead. Say, my dear Galileo, this will not please our old friend Tartuffe that up they are paying so much attention to us.

Honoré Daumier

Dialogue of the dead. Say, my dear Galileo, this will not please our old friend Tartuffe that up they are paying so much attention to us.

1867

Physical Qualities Crayon lithograph, Sheet: 229 × 209 mm. (9 × 8 1/4 in.)
Portfolio/Series Plate 48 from the series "Actualités"
Credit Line Nelson and Juanita Greif Gutman Collection
Object Number 1963.313.4

Artist

Honoré Daumier

French, 1808-1879

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NADAR ELEVATING PHOTOGRAPHY TO ART
Honoré Daumier
Nadar Elevating Photography to Art
1862
IF WOMEN WOULD ENDEAVOUR TO SHOW MORE DIGNITY IN THEIR BEHAVIOUR, THEY WILL SURELY BE RESPECTED MORE.... IN ANY CASE, NO MAN WOULD DARE TO MAKE A PASS AT ME ON THE STREET! -SAME WITH ME, MY DEAR!
Honoré Daumier
If women would endeavour to show more dignity in their behaviour, they will surely be respected more.... in any case, no man would dare to make a pass at me on the street! -Same with me, my dear!
1852
UN GUICHET DE THÉATRE.
Charles Maurand and Honoré Daumier
Un Guichet de théatre.
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
CROQUADE DIVERS
Unknown Artist and Honoré Daumier
Croquade Divers
1840
THEY GET BIGGER AND BIGGER. - OUR NEWSPAPER ANNOUNCES THAT IN ORDER TO PLEASE THE SUBSCRIBERS, THEY WILL SOON INCREASE THE FORMAT OF THE PAPER. - MY GOD, IS THAT STILL POSSIBLE?
Honoré Daumier
They get bigger and bigger. - Our newspaper announces that in order to please the subscribers, they will soon increase the format of the paper. - My God, is that still possible?
1845
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
c. 1903
IF WOMEN WOULD ENDEAVOUR TO SHOW MORE DIGNITY IN THEIR BEHAVIOUR, THEY WILL SURELY BE RESPECTED MORE.... IN ANY CASE, NO MAN WOULD DARE TO MAKE A PASS AT ME ON THE STREET! - SAME WITH ME, MY DEAR!
Honoré Daumier
If women would endeavour to show more dignity in their behaviour, they will surely be respected more.... in any case, no man would dare to make a pass at me on the street! - Same with me, my dear!
1852
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
c. 1903
IT'S JUST BECAUSE HE'S YOUR FRIEND, AND BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN INTRODUCED TO ME BY YOU THAT I WILL LET HIM SUBSCRIBE TO THE LAST 20 SHARES OF MY COLOSSAL NEWSPAPER THE EUROPEAN.... IT WILL BE A GOLD MINE, AND ONE DAY, HE WILL THANK YOU PROPERLY FOR IT.
Honoré Daumier
It's just because he's your friend, and because he has been introduced to me by you that I will let him subscribe to the last 20 shares of my colossal newspaper the European.... it will be a gold mine, and one day, he will thank you properly for it.
1845
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
n.d.
MY DEAR FRIEND, WE HAVE LEARNED YESTERDAY AT THE THEATRE THAT A GENTLEMAN HAS INADVERTEDLY STEPPED ON YOUR FOOT.... WE HAVE COME TO GET HIS ADDRESS AND WE ARE EAGER TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE AFFAIR IS ARRANGED.... HE IS WAITING FOR YOU THIS MORNING IN THE BOIS DE BOULOGNE. YOU WILL RAISE PISTOLS AT A DISTANCE OF 15 PACES.
Honoré Daumier
My dear friend, we have learned yesterday at the theatre that a gentleman has inadvertedly stepped on your foot.... We have come to get his address and we are eager to announce that the affair is arranged.... He is waiting for you this morning in the Bois de Boulogne. You will raise pistols at a distance of 15 paces.
1845