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Honoré Daumier

But I Keep Telling You That I Cannot... (Mais Quand Je Vous Dis Que Je ne Peux Pas...)

Maker

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

Title

But I Keep Telling You That I Cannot... (Mais Quand Je Vous Dis Que Je ne Peux Pas...)
from the series "Tout Ce Qu'On Voudra"

Year

1847

Medium

  • Lithograph on light weight cream wove paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Lithograph on light weight cream wove paper

Materials

lithograph

Supports

  • Light weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

Plate: 30.3 x 21.6 cm (11 15/16 x 8 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed, on image, LR: h.D.; Printed, on plate, UC: Tout Ce Qu-on Voudra./ no 8; Printed, on plate, LL: Imp Aubert & Cie; Printed, on plate, LR: Chez Aubert Pl de la Bourse; Printed, on plate, LL to LR: - Mais quand je vous dis que je ne peux pas remuer les pieds avec ces bottes là! ..... /- Ça f'ra.... monsieur... ça f'ra... ça f'ra!.....; Written, in graphite, on sheet, LL: 15.192-13/ D.1654 II (V)/ 1847

Identification

State

2nd of 2

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

45.192.13

Type

  • Prints

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Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879)
Aubert & Cie (French), printer
But I Keep Telling You That I Cannot... (Mais Quand Je Vous Dis Que Je ne Peux Pas...); from the series "Tout Ce Qu'On Voudra", 1847
Lithograph on light weight cream wove paper
Plate: 30.3 x 21.6 cm (11 15/16 x 8 1/2 inches)
Museum Works of Art Fund 45.192.13

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