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Sense of Hearing. Wake up Nini!…. I have been calling her for more than an hour, and she always replies: yes Adolphe. But neither the child’s name nor mine is Adolphe!

Honoré Daumier and Charivari

Sense of Hearing. Wake up Nini!…. I have been calling her for more than an hour, and she always replies: yes Adolphe. But neither the child’s name nor mine is Adolphe!

1842

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Sense of Hearing. Wake up Nini!…. I have been calling her for more than an hour, and she always replies: yes Adolphe. But neither the child’s name nor mine is Adolphe!

Honoré Daumier and Charivari

Sense of Hearing. Wake up Nini!…. I have been calling her for more than an hour, and she always replies: yes Adolphe. But neither the child’s name nor mine is Adolphe!

Sense of Hearing. Wake up Nini!…. I have been calling her for more than an hour, and she always replies: yes Adolphe. But neither the child’s name nor mine is Adolphe!

1842

Physical Qualities Crayon lithograph, Sheet: 197 x 224 mm. (7 3/4 x 8 13/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Blanche Adler
Object Number 1935.14.4
Published in La Caricature Deuxième série 1ère Année, "Revue morale, judiciaire, littéraire, artistique, fashionable et scénique", September 1, 1839, and Le Charivari, January 6, 1843.
Bought from Parnell in 1934

Inscribed: Signed l/r, H.D.

Artist

Honoré Daumier

1807–1878

French, 1808-1879
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Publisher

Charivari

2000–2000

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PRINTS, DRAWINGS & PHOTOGRAPHS
NADAR ELEVATING PHOTOGRAPHY TO ART
Honoré Daumier
Nadar Elevating Photography to Art
1861
SIR... HERE IS WHAT WE WILL BE GIVING THIS YEAR AS A BONUS TO THE SUBSCRIBERS OF THE MUSICAL UNIVERSE... 125 ALBUMS THAT YOU CAN HAVE BOUND, SOME MORE MAGNIFICENTLY THAN OTHERS. ELEVEN PORTRAITS OF MR. MUSARD, AT DIFFERFENT AGES, BUT ALWAYS WITH THE SAME BLACK SUIT. THREE TRUMPETS, MORE OR LESS IN KEY. FORTY ADMISSION TICKETS, EVEN EXIT TICKETS, FOR EACH OF OUR CONCERTS...EIGHTY SEVEN MUSICAL SCORES...AND A REED PIPE.
Honoré Daumier
Sir... here is what we will be giving this year as a bonus to the subscribers of the Musical Universe... 125 albums that you can have bound, some more magnificently than others. Eleven portraits of Mr. Musard, at differfent ages, but always with the same black suit. Three trumpets, more or less in key. Forty admission tickets, even exit tickets, for each of our concerts...Eighty seven musical scores...and a reed pipe.
1844
UN GUICHET DE THÉATRE.
Charles Maurand and Honoré Daumier
Un Guichet de théatre.
1861
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.
1843
CROQUADE DIVERS
Unknown Artist and Honoré Daumier
Croquade Divers
1839
HAVING CLOSED THE BOOK I HAVE BEEN READING ON PATHOS (PUBLISHED STATE, CANCELLED WITH REMARQUES)
Henri Matisse and Roger Lacourière
Having Closed the Book I Have Been Reading on Pathos (published state, cancelled with remarques)
1929–1930
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
1897–1907
FRAGMENT FROM THE SERIES “ALL FACTS HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO PROTECT THE IGNORANT”
Senam Okudzeto
Fragment from the series “All Facts Have Been Changed to Protect the Ignorant”
1999–2000
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
1897–1907
FRAGMENT FROM THE SERIES “ALL FACTS HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO PROTECT THE IGNORANT”
Senam Okudzeto
Fragment from the series “All Facts Have Been Changed to Protect the Ignorant”
1999–2000
THE GRAND STAIRWAY OF THE PALAIS DE JUSTICE
Alfred Prunaire and Honoré Daumier
The Grand Stairway of the Palais de Justice
1886–1899
FRAGMENT FROM THE SERIES “ALL FACTS HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO PROTECT THE IGNORANT”
Senam Okudzeto
Fragment from the series “All Facts Have Been Changed to Protect the Ignorant”
1999–2000