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Honoré Daumier

Civil action (Une Acte de Société)

Description

Maker

Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879)
Aubert &amp

Title

Civil action (Une Acte de Société)
from the series "Mésaventures et Mésappointements de Mr. Gogo"

Year

1838

Medium

  • Lithograph on light weight cream wove paper mounted on light weigh board

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Lithograph on light weight cream wove paper mounted on light weigh board

Materials

lithograph

Supports

  • Light wieght cream wove paper mounted on light weight board

Dimensions

Plate: 28.3 x 22.9 cm (11 1/8 x 9 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed, on image, LL: h.D.; Printed, on print, UC: Mesaventures et Mesappointements de Mr Gogo.; Printed, on print, UR: No. 3.; Printed, on print, on LL: Ms. Daumer et Ch.Philipon; Printed, on print, LC: Imp. d'Aubert et Cie.; Printed, on print, LR: Chez Aubert, gal: Vero-Dodat.; Printed, on sheet, LL to LR: Un acte de Société. Comment, vous ne comprenez pas, M. Gogo ? mais c’est tout à votre avantage !… écoutez.. Par devant, etc…….. ont comparu, etc…… Une Société est formée entre Mr. Rt. Macaire d’une part, et Mr. Boniface Gogo, d’autre part - Mr. Rt. Macaire apporte l’idée de l’opération, Mr. Gogo est simple Gérant. - Mr. Robert Macaire et Mr. Gogo ont également la Signature Sociale -. Mr. Gogo supporte seul les pertes. les Bénéfices se partagent ainsi, un tiers pour Mr. Gogo, deux tiers pour Mr. Rt. Macaire, après prélèvement de tous frais y compris 30,000 f. alloués par an à Mr. Rt. Macaire à titre d’honoraires. - En cas de perte, la Liquidation sera faite par Mr. Rt. Macaire. - La durée de La Société est de 99 ans.
(Mr. Gogo se garde bien de manquer une aussi belle occasion de fortune.); Inscriptions written in graphite on sheet, LL; Written in graphite, on sheet, LR: D.548/ 1838/ 36.125

Identification

State

1st of 2

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

36.125

Type

  • Prints

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Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879)
Aubert & Cie (French), printer
Civil action (Une Acte de Société); from the series "Mésaventures et Mésappointements de Mr. Gogo", 1838
Lithograph on light weight cream wove paper mounted on light weigh board
Plate: 28.3 x 22.9 cm (11 1/8 x 9 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 36.125

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