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Honoré Daumier
L’inconvénient d’être dans un wagon - Lithograph by H. Daumier - 1852

1852

About the Item

L’inconvénient d’être dans un wagon is a b/w lithograph (plate n.5) from the satirical print series “Les Trains de Plaisir”, composed of caricatures “de mœurs” (of behaviours), realized by Honoré Daumier (France, 1808-1879) in 1852. This plate, published by the Maison Martinet, Paris, appeared on the French periodical, Le Charivari, in 1852. Printed by the lithographer Charles Trinocq. Reference: H. Delteil, Catalogue Raisonnée, 2329. Inscriptions: Monogrammed on stone, h.D, 433. Complete Caption: L’inconvénient d’être dans un wagon où il y a des voyageurs qui deviennent susceptibles dis qu’ils ont un peu trop bu. Superb specimen, full margins, depicting a dark train-wagon with the consequent human chaos, is in excellent condition, with imperceptible aging signs (light redness and some traces of oxydation on the margins). A copy of the same plate is preserved at the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.S. Bibliography: 1906 Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy. Honoré-Victorin Daumier (Marseille,1808 – Valmondois, 1879) The French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, best-known as the “Michelangelo of the caricatures”, Honoré Daumier, offers us commentary on the social and political life in France, from the Revolution of 1830 to the fall of the second Napoleonic Empire in 1870. Caricatures and cartoons of political figures, satirizing the behavior of his countrymen in newspapers and periodicals was his main activity, for which he became popular in his lifetime and is remebered and appreciate still today. He was a republican democrat whose targets were the bourgeoisie, the church, lawyers and the judiciary, politicians, and the monarchy. His talented and satiric pencil had a very high cost on his life: he was jailed for several months in 1832 after the publication of Gargantua because of a offensive depiction of King Louis-Philippe. Charles Baudelaire noticed the Daumier's production and greatly admired his paintings, which were to have an influence on a younger generation of impressionist and postimpressionist painters. Later generations have come to recognize Daumier as one of the great French artists of the 19th century. Daumier was prolific artist that produced more than 100 sculptures, 500 paintings, 1000 drawings, 1000 wood engravings, and 4000 lithographs.
  • Creator:
    Honoré Daumier (1808 - 1879, French)
  • Creation Year:
    1852
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 10.83 in (27.5 cm)Width: 13.78 in (35 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
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  • Condition:
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  • Gallery Location:
    Roma, IT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: M-1154131stDibs: LU65037567732
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