GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Honoré Daumier depicts two middle-class men engaged in conversation; the man on the right seems to be making a point that the other finds objectionable. Published in Le Charivari on October 11, 1840, the print belongs to a series called Human Infirmities. Here, Daumier avoided moralizing, choosing instead to depict fictive members of the bourgeoisie enjoying the simple pleasures of daily existence. The text, added later, plays with the definition of the word sentir, which in French means to feel or sense, as well as to smell, a humorous allusion to the speaker’s bad breath.
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Martha MacLeod, DMA label copy, 2016.
NOTES
Created 1840
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plate 1, state 3
Inscriptions: Upper center: "INFIRMITES HUMAINES."; upper right: "No. 1"; lower left: "Chez Bauzer R. du Croissant 16."; lower right: "Imp d'Aubert & Cie."; below image: "Vous sentez bien mon cher Monsieur..."
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Daumier, Honoré (French, 1808-1879)
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Place of origin and depicted location: Paris (France): TGN: 7008038
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- National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC~Read a biography of Daumier from the NGA.
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General Description
Honoré Daumier depicts two middle-class men engaged in conversation; the man on the right seems to be making a point that the other finds objectionable. Published in Le Charivari on October 11, 1840, the print belongs to a series called Human Infirmities. Here, Daumier avoided moralizing, choosing instead to depict fictive members of the bourgeoisie enjoying the simple pleasures of daily existence. The text, added later, plays with the definition of the word sentir, which in French means to feel or sense, as well as to smell, a humorous allusion to the speaker’s bad breath.
Excerpt from
Martha MacLeod, DMA label copy, 2016.
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Notes
Created 1840
Checked Piction
plate 1, state 3
Inscriptions: Upper center: "INFIRMITES HUMAINES."; upper right: "No. 1"; lower left: "Chez Bauzer R. du Croissant 16."; lower right: "Imp d'Aubert & Cie."; below image: "Vous sentez bien mon cher Monsieur..."
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Daumier, Honoré (French, 1808-1879)
Cultures
Geography
Place of origin and depicted location: Paris (France): TGN: 7008038
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Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
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PROVENANCE
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