Honoré Daumier

Here Is a Nice State of Affairs! (En Voilà un Genre Agréable!)

Maker

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

Title

Here Is a Nice State of Affairs! (En Voilà un Genre Agréable!)
from the series "Moeurs Conjugales"

Year

1842

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

lithograph

Supports

Dimensions

Plate: 26.2 x 22.2 cm (10 5/16 x 8 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marks: Signed, on image, LR: h.D.; Printed, on print, UC: Moeurs Conjugales.; Printed, on print, UR: No. 57; Printed, on print, LL: Chez Bauger R. du Croissant 16.; Printed, on print, LC: Chez Aubert Pl. de la Bourse; Printed, on print, LR: Imp. d'Aubert & Cie.; Printed, on print, LL to LR: En voilà un genre agréable ! monsieur s'amuse à lire le soir et il s'endort; quand il se réveille il prend son livre; à quatre heures il revient de son bureau, il me demande son volume, et il prétend que rien ne m'amuse.; Written, in graphite, on sheet, UR: 38; Inscriptions written in graphite on sheet at LC to LR; Collection stamp in black ink on verso: A B, Lugt 68a, Andre Bloch

Identification

State

3rd of 4

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Membership Fund

Object Number

69.035

Type

Image use

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Tombstone

Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879)
Aubert & Cie (French), printer
Bauger, publisher
Here Is a Nice State of Affairs! (En Voilà un Genre Agréable!); from the series "Moeurs Conjugales", 1842
Lithograph on medium weight cream wove paper
Plate: 26.2 x 22.2 cm (10 5/16 x 8 3/4 inches)
Museum Membership Fund 69.035

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