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Ariadne’s thread? We shall never get there

2005

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Ariadne’s thread? We shall never get there

2005

Physical Qualities Color lithograph, Sheet (folded): 386 x 325 mm. (15 3/16 x 12 13/16 in.) Sheet (unfolded): 386 x 648 mm. (15 3/16 x 25 1/2 in.)
Portfolio/Series From the portfolio "I Come in Search of Walnuts"
Credit Line Gift of Brice Brown and Donald Joint, Milton, Pennsylvania
Object Number 2008.57.4
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2008; Brice Brown and Donald Joint, Milton, Pennsylvania
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PRINTS, DRAWINGS & PHOTOGRAPHS
ROBERT MACAIRE, SOLLICITOR. - WE'VE WON, MY DEAR FELLOW, WON ON EVERY COUNT! - AND ABOUT TIME TOO. A CASE WHICH HAS LASTED TEN YEARS AND HAS RUINED ME! - BETTER LATE THAN NEVER! - HOW MUCH DID I GET BACK IN THE END? - HERE YOU ARE: THE COURT AWARDED YOU 12'000 FR, WE TOTALLED 13'500 FR IN EXPENSES, YOU ONLY OWE ME 1'500 FR. - BUT THAT MEANS I LOSE 1'500 FR . - YES, BUT YOU'VE WON YOUR CASE.
Honoré Daumier
Robert Macaire, sollicitor. - We've won, my dear fellow, won on every count! - And about time too. A case which has lasted ten years and has ruined me! - Better late than never! - How much did I get back in the end? - Here you are: The court awarded you 12'000 Fr, we totalled 13'500 Fr in expenses, you only owe me 1'500 Fr. - But that means I lose 1'500 Fr . - Yes, but you've won your case.
1836
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
HE'S A REAL LITTLE DEVIL A TRUE DOLPHIN... HE ADORES THE WATER! HE WOULD NEVER GET OUT IF YOU DID NOT PULL HIM OUT OF THE WATER.
Honoré Daumier
He's a real little devil a true dolphin... he adores the water! he would never get out if you did not pull him out of the water.
1839
RUN AWAY, MOELLON, THERE COMES THE GUARD, ANOTHER ONE OF THESE SHOW-OFFS. JUST BECAUSE WE DON’T HAVE 4 SOUS FOR THE BATH WE CANNOT WASH OURSELVES... GET LOST..... IT’S JUST NOT RIGHT!…
Honoré Daumier
Run away, Moellon, there comes the guard, another one of these show-offs. Just because we don’t have 4 sous for the bath we cannot wash ourselves... get lost..... It’s just not right!…
1839
TAKE IT EASY, GUV'NOR, I'LL GET YOU THERE AS GENTLY AS IF YOU WERE GOING TO YOUR FUNERAL.
Honoré Daumier
Take it easy, Guv'nor, I'll get you there as gently as if you were going to your funeral.
1842
A MUTINY. - YOU RASCAL! AS A PUNISHMENT, I SHALL DOUBLE YOUR HOME WORK! - WHAT DO YOU MEAN HOME WORK.... UNDER A DICTATORIAL REGIME THERE IS ONLY ONE KIND OF DUTY : REVOLUTION!
Honoré Daumier
A Mutiny. - You rascal! as a punishment, I shall double your home work! - What do you mean home work.... under a dictatorial regime there is only one kind of duty : Revolution!
1845
GOODBYE FLORA, MY DEAR... DON'T FORGET TO SEND TWO COPIES OF YOUR FROTHY LITTLE PIECES TO THE NEWSPAPER OFFICE... AND I SHALL WHIP THEM UP IN MY ARTICLE.
Honoré Daumier
Goodbye Flora, my dear... don't forget to send two copies of your frothy little pieces to the newspaper office... and I shall whip them up in my article.
1844
THE ANT. THE TWO-LEGGED ANT, JUST LIKE THE MULTI-LEGGED ONE IS NOT GENEROUS, BUT THAT IS THE LEAST ONE CAN REPROACH HIM. THERE IS ONE DIFFERENCE THOUGH: THE FORMER IS SAVING IN EVERY SEASON AND NEVER CONSUMES, EVEN AT THE AGE OF 90 HE STILL ECONOMISES FOR HIS OLD DAYS. THIS TYPE OF ANT LEADS ALWAYS A MISERABLE LIFE. WHEN HE DIES, HE IS DEPRIVED OF EVERYTHING DESPITE OF THE PROVISIONS, BECAUSE HIS LAST SAVINGS ARE SPENT FOR HIS FUNERAL.
Honoré Daumier
The ant. The two-legged ant, just like the multi-legged one is not generous, but that is the least one can reproach him. There is one difference though: the former is saving in every season and never consumes, even at the age of 90 he still economises for his old days. This type of ant leads always a miserable life. When he dies, he is deprived of everything despite of the provisions, because his last savings are spent for his funeral.
1838