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Well, father Coquardeau, this one is really nice and fresh. – Gosh! I should think so too.
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Honoré Daumier

Well, father Coquardeau, this one is really nice and fresh. – Gosh! I should think so too.

1840

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Well, father Coquardeau, this one is really nice and fresh. – Gosh! I should think so too.

Honoré Daumier

Well, father Coquardeau, this one is really nice and fresh. – Gosh! I should think so too.

Honoré Daumier

Well, father Coquardeau, this one is really nice and fresh. – Gosh! I should think so too.

1840

Physical Qualities Crayon lithograph, Sheet: 264 × 344 mm. (10 3/8 × 13 9/16 in.) Image: 197 × 252 mm. (7 3/4 × 9 15/16 in.)
Portfolio/Series Plate 15 from the series "Les Baigneurs"
Credit Line Given in Memory of Joseph Katz by his Children
Object Number 1963.109.67

Artist

Honoré Daumier

French, 1808-1879

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NADAR ELEVATING PHOTOGRAPHY TO ART
Honoré Daumier
Nadar Elevating Photography to Art
1862
HERE IS A GOOD ONE! THE GUARD WHO HAS A DRINK... SHOULD HAVE TOLD US, WE WOULD HAVE PAID YOU A DRINK, OLD WARRIOR! THE AUTHORITY IS REFRESHING HIMSELF…. HELLO GUGUSSE…. WHOSE TURN IS IT TO FISH THE AUTHORITY OUT OF THE WATER?
Honoré Daumier
Here is a good one! The guard who has a drink... should have told us, we would have paid you a drink, old warrior! The authority is refreshing himself…. hello Gugusse…. whose turn is it to fish the authority out of the water?
1841
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
PARISIANS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE. - AREN'T WE A BIT TOO AUDACIOUS TO GET INVOLVED IN SUCH AN ADVENTURE.... DOWN THERE I SEE SOMETHING RATHER DISTURBING... I AM NOT SURE WHETHER IT IS WISE TO ADVANCE ANY FURTHER. - BUT I THINK THESE ARE SIMPLY MILLSTONES... - AND I WAS AFRAID THESE MIGHT BE THE HUTS OF SOME SAVAGES!
Honoré Daumier
Parisians in the countryside. - Aren't we a bit too audacious to get involved in such an adventure.... down there I see something rather disturbing... I am not sure whether it is wise to advance any further. - But I think these are simply millstones... - And I was afraid these might be the huts of some savages!
1857
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
c. 1903
AH, SIR, YOUR BROTH IS REALLY LIGHT..... EVEN THE PATIENTS COMPLAIN THAT IT DOES NOT SUSTAIN THEM! - I HAVE CORRECTED THAT... BUT TODAY IT MIGHT BE A BIT TOO STRONG.... I ADDED TO THE POT HALF A GAME OF DOMINOS MORE THAN YESTERDAY..... INCLUDING THE DOUBLE SIX TO GIVE IT A NICE COLOUR.
Honoré Daumier
Ah, Sir, your broth is really light..... even the patients complain that it does not sustain them! - I have corrected that... but today it might be a bit too strong.... I added to the pot half a game of Dominos more than yesterday..... including the double six to give it a nice colour.
1844
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
c. 1903
HERE IS A GOOD ONE! THE GUARD WHO HAS A DRINK... SHOULD HAVE TOLD US, WE WOULD HAVE PAID YOU A DRINK, OLD WARRIOR! THE AUTHORITY IS REFRESHING HIMSELF…. HELLO GUGUSSE…. WHOSE TURN IS IT TO FISH THE AUTHORITY OUT OF THE WATER?
Honoré Daumier
Here is a good one! The guard who has a drink... should have told us, we would have paid you a drink, old warrior! The authority is refreshing himself…. hello Gugusse…. whose turn is it to fish the authority out of the water?
1841
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
n.d.
ROBERT MACAIRE BOOKSELLER. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WOULD THERE BE ANYONE IN THIS PLEASANT PLACE WHO'D LIKE TO MAKE HIMSELF A NICE LITTLE INCOME, WITHOUT DIFFICULTY AND WITHOUT WORKING?... IF THERE IS SOMEONE HE SHOULD STOCK MY PRIMERS... YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A BOOKSELLER TO BE A SPECIALIST IN THIS TRADE, YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO READ, QUITE THE CONTRARY!... YOU ONLY HAVE TO PAY ME A DEPOSIT... THE BIGGER THE BETTER, AS THE SAYING GOES.
Honoré Daumier
Robert Macaire bookseller. Ladies and gentlemen, would there be anyone in this pleasant place who'd like to make himself a nice little income, without difficulty and without working?... If there is someone he should stock my primers... You don't have to be a bookseller to be a specialist in this trade, you don't even have to know how to read, quite the contrary!... You only have to pay me a deposit... The bigger the better, as the saying goes.
1836