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Honoré Daumier
Actualites (series of prints)1855-1871

Not on view
Lithograph of three skeletal figures carrying a stack of flat panels labeled "REFUSÉ" in a funeral procession, with bold sketchy lines on cream paper
Lithograph cartoon featuring two large anthropomorphized pen nibs with caricatured faces and insect-like legs, gesturing dramatically beneath a suspended bell, while small human figures watch in the background. French text caption at bottom reads "Enfin! on va donc recommencer à s'occuper de nous!"
Lithograph with loose, expressive linework depicting two allegorical draped figures embracing. The left figure, labeled "LA PAIX," gestures outward with arms spread wide and holds a cornucopia spilling fruit. The right figure, labeled "EUROPE," raises one arm and holds an olive branch. Both wear classical robes. French text reads "UN BAISER DE CIRCONSTANCE" below and "ACTUALITÉS" at top.
Lithograph with caricature figures and French caption. Two exaggerated male figures face each other: left figure wears baggy trousers and a large turban, right figure stands with arms crossed in a military uniform and plumed helmet. A smaller similarly dressed figure stands between them in the background. Caption text in French below.
Lithograph, satirical print from Le Charivari series "Actualités" no. 152; three caricatured male figures soaking in separate wooden bathtubs in the foreground, with additional figures in tubs receding toward a flat horizon; loose crayon linework with French caption text below.
Lithograph, political caricature from the series 'Actualités,' numbered 180. At left, a rotund mustachioed figure in a spiked military helmet stands with arms crossed; at right, a smaller soldier fires a rifle atop a hill, smoke billowing from the barrel. Birds scatter overhead. Caption in French below reads: 'C'est dommage que ma chasse à moi soit fermée.' Bold, exaggerated linework throughout.
Lithograph with loose, sketchy linework depicting a group of 19th-century travelers in heavy coats and bonnets approaching a uniformed figure at a doorway, with a caption in French along the bottom edge reading 'Avoir fait un voyage de quinze lieues en chemin de fer, et pas un accident... quelle chance!' and the header 'Actualités' at top.
Lithograph with caricature figures: a crowned woman in classical robes seated on a throne labeled 'EUROPE' looks down at exaggerated small figures in military dress. Cannonballs are piled at her feet, and a crowd of soldiers with bayonets fills the background. French text reads 'Étrennes pour 1868' and header 'Actualités.'
Lithograph depicting a group of men in top hats and frock coats gathered in conversation, with caricatured figures in the foreground and a crowd receding into the background; French text caption below reads "Les Boursicotières."
Lithograph cartoon from 'Actualités,' three figures leaning forward against driving rain: a tall man in top hat clutching a cane and umbrella, a small child beside him, and a woman in a full striped skirt bending nearly horizontal at right, rendered in expressive crayon linework.
Lithograph cartoon with loose, sketchy linework; a woman in a full skirt holds a small child while accompanied by a top-hatted man at left; a second top-hatted man stands at right; heavy diagonal rain lines fill the background where a dog walks; French caption text below reads 'Le Printemps à Paris'
Lithograph political cartoon, number 695 from "Actualités" series. A robed allegorical female figure reclines in a chair, arm outstretched, while three caricatured men in 19th-century dress offer labeled bottles. Additional bottles visible in background. French caption below reads: "Merci: je sors d'en prendre!"
Artist or Maker
Honoré Daumier
Title
Actualites (series of prints)
Place Made
France
Date Made
1855-1871
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Various, see individual records
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Talpis
Accession Number
54.71.142-.153
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.