Mr. Colimard, if you don't immediately stop ogling the dancers..., from 'Theater sketches,' published in Le Charivari, May 4, 1864

“- Mr. Colimard, if you don't stop immediately ogling the dancers in such an unseemly manner, I will take you home before the end of the performance!,” plate 4 from Croquis Pris Au Théatre par Daumier

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Just look what a degenerated and corrupt world we are living in...., from 'Sketches from the Salon,' published in Le Charivari, June 8, 1865

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Aaron Martinet

The mother of the actress, from 'Dramatic sketches,' published in Le Charivari, July 2, 1864

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Aaron Martinet

A goddess, but not proud at all, from 'Theater sketches,' published in Le Charivari, June 12, 1865

Honoré Daumier

In front of Mr. Gustave Moreau's paintings, from 'Exhibition sketches,' published in Le Charivari, June 3, 1864

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Aaron Martinet

What idiots! You paint a religious picture for them and they laugh.... they don't even have a devotion to art!..., from 'Sketches from the Salon,' published in Le Charivari, June 1, 1865

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Aaron Martinet

Viens donc..., mon ami, je ne trouve pas ce tableau joli, from L'Exposition de 1859, published in Le Charivari, June 21, 1859

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Aaron Martinet

A Misapprehension at the Odeon, on a Day of Drama. “- Come on, come on let's go! - I am telling you it's not finished. The curtain has gone up again and there is still Roman on the stage,” plate 4 from Croquis Pris Au Théatre par Daumier

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

The actor and a street urchin, from 'Dramatic sketches,' published in Le Charivari, April 18, 1864

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Aaron Martinet

You may suspect that this is a spectator! But you are wrong.... It's the manager of the theater!, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, July 29, 1868

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Arnaud de Vresse

Still more Venuses this year... always Venuses!... as if there were any women built like that!, from 'Sketches from the Salon,' published in Le Charivari, May 10, 1865

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Aaron Martinet

On the railroad, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, August 18, 1866

Honoré Daumier, Destouches, Arnaud de Vresse