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The Lady of the Eggs. Watch out! It’s important not to break any of them!
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Honoré Daumier

The Lady of the Eggs. Watch out! It’s important not to break any of them!

1866

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The Lady of the Eggs. Watch out! It’s important not to break any of them!

Honoré Daumier

The Lady of the Eggs. Watch out! It’s important not to break any of them!

Honoré Daumier

The Lady of the Eggs. Watch out! It’s important not to break any of them!

1866

Physical Qualities Crayon lithograph, Sheet: 244 x 191 mm. (9 5/8 x 7 1/2 in.)
Portfolio/Series Plate 221 from the series "Actualités"
Credit Line Board of Trustees Fund
Object Number 1962.123
Joseph Czestochowski, The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, "William Gropper Retrospective," Sept. 23 - Oct. 24, 1976.

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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
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
UN GUICHET DE THÉATRE.
Charles Maurand and Honoré Daumier
Un Guichet de théatre.
1862
CROQUADE DIVERS
Unknown Artist and Honoré Daumier
Croquade Divers
1840
SECOND EPISODE OF THE BOAR HUNT BY THE NATIONAL GUARD OF ST. H...."WATCH OUT! THERE HE IS!!"
Clément-Auguste Andrieux
Second Episode of the Boar Hunt by the National Guard of St. H...."Watch out! There he is!!"
n.d.
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
c. 1903
SECOND EPISODE OF THE BOAR HUNT BY THE NATIONAL GUARD OF ST. H...."WATCH OUT! THERE HE IS!!"
Clément-Auguste Andrieux and Lemercier
Second Episode of the Boar Hunt by the National Guard of St. H...."Watch out! There he is!!"
n.d.
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
c. 1903
DEVIL, DEVIL, IT SEEMS THE RAZOR IS NOT MUCH GOOD ANY MORE... AND IT WILL BE EVEN WORSE ONCE IT'S MY TURN.
Honoré Daumier
Devil, devil, it seems the razor is not much good any more... and it will be even worse once it's my turn.
1847
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
n.d.
CONSCRIPT REPLACEMENT AGENCY. -THERE'S MERCHANDISE AN' MERCHANDISE! YOU WAN' A COMMON REPLACEMENT, THAT'LL COST YER ONLY 800 F., BUT I WARN YER, THEY'RE ALL SWINDLERS, CROOKS WHO DON'T STAY WITH THEIR REGIMENT, WHO SKEDADDLE AT THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY AND WHO 'AVE TER BE RETRIEVED.... WOULD YER LIKE TER MAKE IT 1'500 F., TAKE THAT SPECIMENT, IT AIN'T HANDSOME BUT IT'S OF GOOD COMPOSITION AND IT'S GOT PAPERS... AS MANY AS YER LIKE AN' IT DON'T FLINC
Honoré Daumier
Conscript replacement agency. -There's merchandise an' merchandise! You wan' a common replacement, that'll cost yer only 800 F., but I warn yer, they're all swindlers, crooks who don't stay with their regiment, who skedaddle at the first opportunity and who 'ave ter be retrieved.... Would yer like ter make it 1'500 F., take that speciment, it ain't handsome but it's of good composition and it's got papers... As many as yer like an' it don't flinch from six years' service. - Bertrand (aside): You c'n count on it, civilian!"
1837