Oh! c'est admirable!... seulement.... la bouche me semble un peu grande... le nez un peu lourd. Et les yeux, ne les ai-je pas plus grands? Du reste c'est d'une ressemblance parfaite.

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Title:
Oh! c'est admirable!... seulement.... la bouche me semble un peu grande... le nez un peu lourd. Et les yeux, ne les ai-je pas plus grands? Du reste c'est d'une ressemblance parfaite.
Title (alt.):
Charivari. Oh! It is admirable!... only.... the mouth seems a bit too big... the nose a bit too heavy. And the eyes, are somewhat larger? Otherwise the rest is a perfect resemblance.
Description:
A man is looking at a woman's painting and telling her it's marvelous. Exaggeration, physical distortion are typical signs of real caricatures and have been used by Daumier throughout this series. The grotesque is underlined by over-size heads and small bodies, a technique, which was later copied and developed further by André Gill.
Donor:
Trustman, Benjamin A., Trustman, Julia M.
Lithographer:
Daumier, Honoré, 1808-1879
Date:
1839
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Location:
Brandeis University Libraries
Collection (local):
Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman Collection of Honoré Daumier Lithographs
Subjects:
Women
Artists
France--History--Louis-Philip, 1830-1848
Extent:
1 lithograph, b&w, 34.5 x 23 cm
Link to Item:
http://hdl.handle.net/10192/4659
Terms of Use:
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:
Paris
Notes:
2nd state.
Published in: Le Charivari, July 16, 1839.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated by: Benjamin A. and Julia M. Trustman, 1959.
Identifier:
LD730