Brandeis University LibrariesBenjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs
Ils m'ont refusé ca...... les ignares!!.....
Item Information
- Title:
- Ils m'ont refusé ca...... les ignares!!.....
- Title (alt.):
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They have refused this...... the ignorami!!...... Charivari
- Description:
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This print shows an artist whose work had been refused by the jury of the SALON because it did not match the official line. Such a refusal was apt to have serious financial consequences for the artist, since the SALONS represented the only valid medium to present their paintings on the market. The work shown in this lithograph depicts a "Vanitas" still-life characterized by a candle and a pipe, traditional symbols of transition. See also a wood engraving by Daumier (Bouvy 955). SALON. The SALON, the yearly art exhibitions in Paris, were actually art fairs which attracted approximately 1 million visitors from Paris and the provinces. Hundreds of painters and sculptors exhibited. The Salons were the ideal marketplace for the classical painters as well as the new, modern, avant-garde artists. Having little access to private art galleries, these exhibits were especially for the progressive school of greatest economic importance. The jury played an increasingly important role for the future of an artist. Once an artist was rejected from the Salon by a conservative jury, he had most likely no chance to succeed commercially. Very often, a parallel Salon was organized for those artists whose works were refused at the official exhibition . This was the case in 1855, when Courbet’s pictures were considered too revolutionary to be exhibited at the Salon. As a consequence, Courbet opened his own exhibition outside of the official Salon. Baudelaire made some remarks concerning the Salons: “During our time there are only two artists in Paris who are as able as Delacroix: the caricaturist Daumier and the second one is Ingres. All three of them have one thing in common: they express what they mean to say…..” The SALON was for most artists the only possibility to present their works to a greater public. The Salon of 1834 for example attracted some 30’000 visitors already on the opening day. During the entire period of two months, a total of one million spectators went to the show. On certain days the ticket price was reduced to 20 sous or was even free of charge, attracting a large number of visitors. During the World Fair, which lasted from May 15 to November 15, 1855 thousands of visitors from Paris and abroad as well as from the French provinces visited the Salons. The most important annual event for French painters was the great exhibition, the SALON. The artists worked up to the last moment to finish their paintings before the opening of the show. Since the SALON was open for all painters, the number of participants increased steadily: 1806 750 works of art 1831 3182 works of art 1848 5140 works of art 1870 5434 works of art
- Donor:
- Trustman, Benjamin A., Trustman, Julia M.
- Lithographer:
- Daumier, Honoré, 1808-1879
- Date:
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1859
- Format:
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Drawings/Illustrations
- Location:
- Brandeis University Libraries
- Collection (local):
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Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs
- Subjects:
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Artists
France--History--1848-1870
- Extent:
- 1 lithograph, b&w, 26 x 29 cm
- Link to Item:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10192/3567
- Terms of Use:
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Copyright restrictions may apply. For permission to copy or use this image, contact the Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections Department, Brandeis University Libraries. The following credit line must be included with each item used: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs, Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University.
Contact host institution for more information.
- Place of origin:
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Paris
- Notes:
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2nd state.
Published in: Le Charivari, April 6, 1859.
- Notes (acquisition):
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Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
- Identifier:
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LD3135