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Honoré Daumier
Moeurs conjugales (series of prints)1839-1842

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Lithograph from the series 'Moeurs Conjugales,' showing two caricatured figures at a dining table, a woman with an elaborate bonnet turned away and a hook-nosed man feeding a small dog
Lithograph from the series 'Moeurs Conjugales No. 4'; two women in white nightgowns and floral hair caps seated in a curtained bed, showing a large illustrated sheet to a small child standing before them; candlestick on a bedside table; French verse caption below; fine hatched linework.
Lithograph with caricatured figures: a stout woman in a white nightgown and cap seated at left, facing a gesturing man in dark coat and trousers leaning toward her; French caption text below.
Lithograph with caricatured figures; a thin man in white undergarments holds striped trousers while addressing a woman seated in a chair reading a book; folding screen in background; French text and series title 'Moeurs Conjugales No. 6' above and below the scene; monogrammed 'h.D.' at lower right
Lithograph with caricatured figures: a woman reclined in a chaise longue and a heavyset man slumped in an armchair, both yawning widely. French text above reads "Moeurs Conjugales" and below "Six Mois de Mariage" with a caption line. Bold, expressive line work with light shading.
Lithograph from the series 'Mœurs Conjugales,' No. 8. Three figures in a heavy rainstorm on a city street: a woman in bonnet and cape at left, a man in top hat carrying a small dog under a tilting umbrella at center, and a hunched child at right. French caption text below, with expressive pen-and-ink style linework conveying wind and driving rain.
Lithograph with caricatured figures; a uniformed man in a tall military shako hat stands beside a bed where a woman reclines against pillows, a lit candle on a bedside table nearby; bold ink lines with French caption text below, from the series 'Mœurs Conjugales'
Lithograph with French caricature-style figures; a man in a nightcap holds a crying infant at arm's length while a woman reclines in bed behind him; bold, expressive linework with French text below.
Lithograph with caricatured figures: a man in a robe cowering at left, a woman in a striped dress raising a wooden chair overhead at right, with broken crockery scattered on the floor between them. French caption and series title "Moeurs Conjugales" printed above and below.
Lithograph with caricatured figures: two people in nightclothes facing each other in an interior, the man lean and stooped wearing a nightcap, the woman stout with a head wrap; French caption text and title 'Moeurs Conjugales No. 3' above.
Lithograph from the series 'Moeurs Conjugales,' No. 25. Two figures face each other: a man in loose shirt and plaid trousers bends forward awkwardly, hat raised, while a woman in dark dress holds out a small object. French caption text below, dated 1840.
Lithograph from the series 'Mœurs Conjugales,' No. 26. A standing man in dark coat holds an infant while a young child clings to his leg; two other small children are nearby, one seated on the floor, one toddling forward. French caption and publisher text below, monogram at lower left. Bold, expressive linework.
Lithograph from the series 'Mœurs Conjugales,' plate 27. Caricature scene with two exaggeratedly rendered figures: a tall, hunched man in a patterned robe gesturing toward his face, and a stout woman in a bonnet and apron holding a swaddled infant. French caption text below.
Lithograph from the series 'Mœurs Conjugales,' No. 29, dated 1840. A bedroom scene with a canopied bed; one figure sleeps while another sits up, and a cradle with an infant stands at the bedside. A cat perches on the bed. French caption text below in italic type.
Lithograph depicting two figures in a bedroom interior; a standing figure in a white robe and tall boots faces an older figure seated upright in bed, with loose expressive linework and dramatic contrasts of light and shadow. Monogram "h.D." visible at lower left.
Artist or Maker
Honoré Daumier
Title
Moeurs conjugales (series of prints)
Place Made
France
Date Made
1839-1842
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Various, see individual records
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Talpis
Accession Number
54.71.56-.70
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustré: Daumier, Vols 20-29. Paris: Chez l'auteur, 1906-1926.