Mon Ami, si nous nous mettions [...] - Lithograph by H. Daumier - 1853
By Honoré Daumier
Located in Roma, IT
Mon Ami, si nous nous mettions au lit (…) is a original b/w lithographed plate (n. 6) from La Fluidomanie, a satiric series composed of 12 plates of caricatures “de mœurs” (of behaviors), realized by Honoré Daumier (France, 1808-1879) and published on the French Periodical, Le Charivari between May and June 1853.
Printed by Charles Trinocq, and edited by the Maison Martinet, Paris.
Inscriptions: Monogrammed on stone,. h.D.; 506
Second State/II
Reference: H. Delteil, Catalogue Raisonné, 2402.
Provenance: Ex Collection G. Cognacq (Lugt 538d).
Amusing original print, full margins, demonstrating a great mastery of the graphic techniques.
Representing a grotesque scene depicting a couple during esoteric rituals with a turning table...
Category
1850s Honoré Daumier Prints and Multiples