Honoré-Victorin Daumier
1955.1135
“- I bought this ground at 1 franc per square meter, and I'll sell it again at 9 francs. - To whom? - The name does not matter as long as I make 8 francs on the square meter... after all, it's not excessive, a square meter on the Boulevard Montmartre costs 600 francs! - Yes, but this section here is uninhabited. - What do you mean, there are more than 20'000 rabbits living here,” plate 1 from Les Spéculateurs
Honoré-Victorin Daumier
I am not surprised women are still fond of men in uniform.
Honoré Daumier, Aubert
J'ai acheté ce terrain à un franc..., from Les Spéculateurs, published in Le Charivari, July 7, 1857
Honoré Daumier, Aubert et Cie, Aubert et Cie
We shouldn't be unfair..., from 'Parisian sketches,' published in Le Charivari, May 12, 1864
Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Aaron Martinet
“- It's nippy, Mr. Galimard, it's nippy!... - Allow me to say that at 8 degrees the rivers and the noses are frozen...,” plate 39 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra
Honoré-Victorin Daumier
Les Invalides du Sentiment: - "J'ai longtemps parcouru le Monde...
Paul Gavarni
Chemin de Toulon
Paul Gavarni
“- I never laughed so much as at the funeral of Bourdin's daughter.......” (Henri Monnier), plate 303 from Souvenirs d’artistes
Honoré-Victorin Daumier
“- Dire pourtant que mes dahlias continuent encore cette année à être du ponceau le plus vif . . . . malgré tous mes soins, je ne pourrai donc jamais parvenir à leur donner la nuance Boue de Paris !...,” plate 6 from Tout Ce Qu'on Voudra
Honoré-Victorin Daumier
Quite embarrassing not to remember where one has hidden the wolf traps, plate 44 from Pastorales
Honoré-Victorin Daumier
Mr. Coste noticing that the fish he took out of the water in order to analyse their state of health, end up feeling not well at all, plate 387 from Actualités
Honoré-Victorin Daumier
At 30°C, lucky he who can escape and snooze in the forest of Saint-Germain accompanied by his wife and a few lizards, plate 27 from Les Bons Bourgeois
Honoré-Victorin Daumier