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Life of a drawing master is truly a hard one. He has the difficult task to correct the mistakes and blunders produced by his young students.
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Honoré Daumier

Life of a drawing master is truly a hard one. He has the difficult task to correct the mistakes and blunders produced by his young students.

1846

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Life of a drawing master is truly a hard one. He has the difficult task to correct the mistakes and blunders produced by his young students.

Honoré Daumier

Life of a drawing master is truly a hard one. He has the difficult task to correct the mistakes and blunders produced by his young students.

Honoré Daumier

Life of a drawing master is truly a hard one. He has the difficult task to correct the mistakes and blunders produced by his young students.

1846

Physical Qualities Crayon lithograph, Sheet: 182 × 244 mm. (7 3/16 × 9 5/8 in.)
Portfolio/Series Plate 31 from the series "Professeurs et Moutards"
Credit Line Given in Memory of Joseph Katz by his Children
Object Number 1963.109.140

Artist

Honoré Daumier

French, 1808-1879

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PRINTS, DRAWINGS & PHOTOGRAPHS
NADAR ELEVATING PHOTOGRAPHY TO ART
Honoré Daumier
Nadar Elevating Photography to Art
1862
THE ABSENT-MINDED. THIS ARTIST, AFTER HAVING BEEN TO THE SALON, IS SEIZED BY A SUBLIME INSPIRATION AND APPROACHES HIS CANVAS. ALL OF A SUDDEN, TONES OF MUSIC, THE MOST PIQUANT EFFECT THE MOST DELICATE TOUCH PROMISING A MASTERPIECE. 2, 3, 4 HOURS GONE BY AND SOMETHING AS APPEALING AS A TITIAN, MICHELANGELO IS LEFT TO POSTERITY..... AFTERWARDS, ONCE HIS EXCITEMENT HAS SUBSIDED, HE REALIZES..... HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO USE THE BRUSH.
Honoré Daumier
The Absent-Minded. This artist, after having been to the Salon, is seized by a sublime inspiration and approaches his canvas. All of a sudden, tones of music, the most piquant effect the most delicate touch promising a masterpiece. 2, 3, 4 hours gone by and something as appealing as a Titian, Michelangelo is left to posterity..... Afterwards, once his excitement has subsided, he realizes..... he had forgotten to use the brush.
1841
UN GUICHET DE THÉATRE.
Charles Maurand and Honoré Daumier
Un Guichet de théatre.
1862
ROBERT MACAIRE BEFORE HIS JUDGES. VERY WELL! YES, GENTLEMEN, I WAS RATHER UNFORTUNATE AT THE ASSIZE COURT... BUT MISFORTUNE IS ALWAYS RESPECTABLE!... MOREOVER, IT’S TRUE WHAT HAS BEEN SAID, I'VE A HABIT OF SUBTRACTING MONEY, IT'S EASIER TO EXCUSE ME THAN SOMEONE ELSE BECAUSE IT'S HARDER FOR ME TO RESIST MY WEAKNESS... AS FOR THE REST, I AM ACCUSED OF SELLING LEAD FOR GOLD? TWENTY WITNESSES SWEAR TO IT. VERY WELL! I DENY IT FORTY TIMES AND SINCE T
Honoré Daumier
Robert Macaire before his judges. Very well! Yes, gentlemen, I was rather unfortunate at the Assize Court... but misfortune is always respectable!... moreover, it’s true what has been said, I've a habit of subtracting money, it's easier to excuse me than someone else because it's harder for me to resist my weakness... as for the rest, I am accused of selling lead for gold? Twenty witnesses swear to it. Very well! I deny it forty times and since two denials are worth an avowal it's clear that you cannot find me guilty. (after this brilliant improvisation Robert Macaire is condemned with a maximum sentence).
1837
CROQUADE DIVERS
Unknown Artist and Honoré Daumier
Croquade Divers
1840
GREAT EXHIBITION... OF INDUSTRY AND CONTEMPORARY JOKES. ENTER AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF! EVERYTHING IS ARRANGED AND READY: THE PANCAKE OF THE COURTS GOOD FOR DIGESTION (TO THE SIDE: AND DIFFICULT TO DIGEST). THE MASTER-THIEF WHO CATCHES ALL!! (SAVE FOR HIS SHADOW). LIQUID BITUMEN! (EXACTLY). MEN'S SHIRTS FOR THE USE OF LITTLE CHILDREN. THE MARVELLOUS INDESTRUCTIBLE HATS (THAT MELT IN THE SUN AND DISSOLVE IN THE RAIN). DROMEDAR CREAM IN GREAT DEMAND
Honoré Daumier
Great Exhibition... of Industry and Contemporary Jokes. Enter and judge for yourself! Everything is arranged and ready: The pancake of the courts good for digestion (To the side: and difficult to digest). The Master-thief who catches all!! (save for his shadow). Liquid bitumen! (exactly). Men's shirts for the use of little children. The marvellous indestructible hats (that melt in the sun and dissolve in the rain). Dromedar cream in great demand (by fools). English beer with lots of froth (like in the newspapers). Simpleton's sublime, the classic coal of Saint Pétrain that one can put to the test (at any time).
1839
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
c. 1903
ONE NEED NOT BE A HOUSE, THE BRAIN HAS CORRIDORS
Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg
One Need Not be a House, The Brain Has Corridors
2018
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
c. 1903
TWO MEN ON HORSEBACK BEFORE AN INN, ONE RECEIVING A DRINK FROM A YOUNG GIRL
Heywood Hardy
Two Men on Horseback Before an Inn, One Receiving a Drink from a Young Girl
n.d.
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
n.d.
GOOD ADVICE FROM AN OLD SERVANT TO THE YOUNG ONES
Thomas Gaugain, Thomas Hellyer, and others
Good Advice from an Old Servant to the Young Ones
1796