Honoré-Victorin Daumier
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“It's important for a man to know how to swim. He is not doing so badly for a start. You could think it's a fish, at least while he is attached to the cord. But he'll learn it… he is still young!,” plate 5 from Les Baigneurs
Honoré-Victorin Daumier
I'm just wondering who might have been the joker who insisted that man was at the pinnacle of creation, from "Summer sketches"
Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Aaron Martinet
“- Baron, I have the honor of introducing you to Mr. Mérouel, one of our biggest bankers… - Baron, I have the honor of introducing you to Mr. Cascaret, one of our biggest shareholders,” plate 31 from Croquis D'été
Honoré-Victorin Daumier
“You know, Monsieur Beaufumé, actually you have kept damned well considering your age. This costume suits you perfectly.... just too bad that it does not look good on everybody,” plate 36 from Croquis D'été
Honoré-Victorin Daumier
An old man having a shower accompanied by two other figures
José Guadalupe Posada
Samson at the Mill, from "Dalziels' Bible Gallery"
After Frederic, Lord Leighton, Dalziel Brothers, Scribner and Welford, Camden Press
A Confession Of Faith. “Yes Sir, I bared my political life in pure sincerity before my country. I was convinced that my true love for our institutions would make me worthy of representing my fellow citizens. I was wrong, Monsieur, it seems the nation wasn't ready for this yet,” plate 23 from Les Baigneurs
Honoré-Victorin Daumier
Les bains à quatre sous, from Croquis d'Été, published in Le Charivari, June 29, 1858
Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Aaron Martinet
The source of the Seine is the Cote d'Or, and it empties into the Channel. On its way it traverses Paris where the inhabitants escape the summer's heat and try to find freshness and purity in this river, plate 3 from Les Baigneurs
Honoré-Victorin Daumier
Studieblad met figuren
Jurriaan Andriessen
Monsieur le Baron..., j'ai l'honneur..., from Croquis Été, published in Le Charivari, July 2, 1858
Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Aaron Martinet
“- I was told to go to the cold batha to lose weight. - You don't say, I was just told the opposite. - Maybe they are good for everything this year! - True for everything, except cleanliness," plate 39 from Croquis D'été
Honoré-Victorin Daumier