Artists in the Process of viewing the Work of a Rival (Artistes en train d'examiner le tableau d'un rival)
Lithograph, 1852, Delteil 2299 (ii/II), edition unknown. 9 7/8 x 8 3/8 in. Initialed on the stone, lower left. This is a fine "sur blanc" impression with full margins. The margins are full and the condition is excellent. This work is from the celebrated series called Le Public du Salon. Daumier loved depicting art gallery and museum subjects.
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Baissez le Rideau, La Farce est Jouée (Bring Down the Curtain, The Farce is Over)
Lithograph, 1834, Delteil 86, edition unknown. 7 15/16 x 11 in. Unsigned. This is a fine, rich impression as published in La Caricature, No. 201, September 11, 1834. The paper is a white wove and the condition is fine apart from remains of old paper hinges at the top corner. This is the full sheet. This memorable early work shows King Louis-Philippe dressed up as a clown while the curtain comes down. He points to the statue depicting blind justice and the scene has the look of ancient Roman theater. The title of the print is derived from the famous last words of François Rabelais, "I am going to seek a great perhaps; draw a curtain, the farce is played out." From the collection of "MKL," not in Lugt.
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Bathers beginning to discover that in September... (Baigneurs commençant à trouver qu'en septembre... )
Lithograph, 1858, Delteil 2877 (ii/II), edition unknown. 7 5/8 x 9 7/8 in. Initialed on the stone, lower left. This is a fine "sur blanc" impression printed on white wove paper. The margins are full and the condition is very good. (There's a small smudge just below the caption at bottom.) This print is from the series "Croquis d'été," which is a series of entertaining lithographs about casual summer activities in France during the 1850s. Ex- collection: Gabriel Cognacq (Lugt 538d) and Henri M. Petiet (see Lugt 2021a).
$550

Dis donc, not 'homme, faut-y avoir une drole...
Lithograph, 1852, Delteil 2298 (iii/III), edition unknown. 9 7/8 x 8 3/8 in. Signed on the stone with the artist's initials. This is a superb "sur blanc" impression with wide margins. The condition is excellent. This is one of eleven plates from the series "Le Public du Salon." It was published in Le Charivari, May 16, 1852. (This popular edition was printed on newsprint.) Ex-collection: Otto Gerstenberg (Lugt 2785).
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Estelle et Némorin en 1857
Lithograph, 1857, Delteil 2861 (ii/II), edition unknown. 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. Initialed on the stone, lower left. This is a fine "sur blanc" impression printed on white wove paper. The margins are wide and the condition is very good apart from slight time toning along the extreme edges of the margins on three sides. From the collection of Gabriel Cognacq (Lugt 538d) and Henri M. Petiet (see Lugt 2021a).
$550

It's Really Quite Flattering to Have one's Portrait Exhibited at the Salon (C'est tout d'même flatteur d'avoir son portrait...)
Lithograph, 1857, Delteil 2965 (ii/II), edition unknown. 9 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. Initialed on the stone, lower left. This is a fine "sur blanc" impression in fine condition. The margins are full. This is Plate 7 from the series, Le Salon de 1857. "Sur blanc" impressions are those printed on quality white wove paper without the text on the verso. These are far superior to the newsprint editions which are much less desirable.
$650

L'agrément d'une promenade sur les bords de la seine pendant un dimanche de la canicule.
Lithograph, 1858, Delteil 2876 (iii/III), edition unknown. 8 3/8 x 10 1/16 in. Initialed on the stone, lower left. This is a fine impression ("sur blanc") with full margins. The condition is fine other than for a tiny smudge near the text at bottom and slight age toning at the extreme edges of the sheet. This print is from the series, "Croquis d'été." Two very well dressed women are walking along the Seine in a heat wave on a Sunday during the summer. Their expressions convey the intensity of the moment. Ex-collection: Gabriel Cognacq (Lugt 538d) and Henri M. Petiet (see Lugt 2021a).
$550

La vigne souffre...soufrons la vigne
Lithograph, 1857, Delteil 2859 (ii/II), edition unknown. 8 x 10 in. Initialed on the stone, lower left. This is a fine "sur blanc" impression with full margins. The condition is very good other than for a tiny replaced loss in the extreme top corner margin and a couple of minor stains at the extreme top edge of the sheet. This outstanding print is plate 19 from "Croquis d'été (Summer Sketches). The scene depicts a hot summer day in France where their grape vines are suffering as well as the couple trying to help them. Ex-collection: Gabriel Cognacq (Lugt 538d) and H.M. Petiet (see Lugt 2021a).
$550

Le Marchand de Contremarques
Lithograph, 1841-42, Delteil 834 (ii/III); before publication in Charivari. 9 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. A fine "sur blanc" impression with full margins. Fine condition. This is plate 13 from the series "Bohemiens de Paris."
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Le Ramasseur de Bouts de Cigares
Lithograph, 1842, Delteil 825, (ii/III); (before publication in Charivari). 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. Plate 4 from "Bohemiens de Paris." Signed on the stone. A fine "sur blanc" impression. Very good condition. Full margins.
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Lovers of classical art are even more convinced that the cause of the Arts in France is doomed (Amateurs classiques de plus en plus...)
Lithograph, 1852, Delteil 2295 (only state ?), edition unknown. 9 3/4 x 8 1/2 in. Signed on the stone with the artist's initials. This is a fine "sur blanc" impression with wide margins. The condition is very good apart from slight foxing on the verso. This is one of eleven plates from the series "Le Public du Salon." It was published in Le Charivari, May 7, 1852. (Oddly, there's only one state described by Delteil for this image. Most of the other prints from this series have two states; one before letters and one with.)
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Monsieur, auriez vous la bonté de me dire quand vous voudrez bien me payer...
Lithograph, 1858, Delteil 2875 (ii/II), edition unknown. 8 1/8 x 10 1/4 in. Initialed on the stone lower left. This is a fine impression on white wove paper ("sur blanc"). The margins are full and the condition is fine apart from minor soiling here and there in the margins. From the series "Croquis d'été," this print is the story of the thin polite gentleman on the right asking the large, muscular fellow on the left for the money he is owed. From the collection of: Gabriel Cognacq (Lugt 538d) and Henri M. Petiet (See Lugt 2021a).
$550

Opening of Hunting Season during a Heat Wave (Ouverture de la Chasse pendant la Canicule)
Lithograph, 1856, Delteil 2846 (ii/II), edition unknown. 8 1/8 x 10 1/8 in. Initialed on the stone, lower left. This is a fine "sur blanc" impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. This entertaining print is from the series "Croquis d'été ('Summer Sketches'). From the collection of: Gabriel Cognacq (Lugt 538d) and Henri M. Petiet (see Lugt 2021a).
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Posing as Connoisseurs (Se posant en Connaisseurs)
Lithograph, 1852, Delteil 2292 (ii/II), edition unknown. 9 3/4 x 8 3/8 in. Signed on the stone, lower left. This is a fine "sur blanc" impression in very good condition. (The bottom margin is trimmed slightly at an angle trimmed and there's slight time toning around the extreme outer edge of the sheet.) This work was published as one of the series called Le Public du Salon.
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Tiens, papa, te v'la! (Look Papa, it's you!)
Lithograph, 1852, Delteil 2297 (ii/II), edition unknown. 9 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. Initialed on the stone, lower left. This is a fine "sur blanc" impression in fine condition. The margins are wide if not full. This delightful print is Plate 6 from the series, Le Public du Salon.
$650

Un Lion de Mer (The Sea Lion)
Lithograph, 1856, Delteil 2854 (ii/II), edition unknown. 8 3/8 x 10 3/4 in. Initialed on the stone, lower left. This is a fine "sur blanc" impression on white wove paper. The margins are full and the condition is fine. This humorous print is from the series "Croquis d'été," ('Summer Sketches'). From the collection of: Gabriel Cognacq (Lugt 538d) and H.M. Petiet (see Lugt 2021a).
$550

View of an Artist's Studio the Last Week before an Art Show (Vue d'un Atelier la dernière Semaine avant l'Exposition)
Lithograph, 1864, Delteil 3286 (ii/II), edition unknown. 9 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. Initialed on the stone, lower left. This is a fine impression printed on thin wove paper with full margins. The condition is generally very good apart from slight overall toning to the sheet and a repaired tear in the top margin outside of the image. This is a rare "bon à tirer" proof inscribed in ink "certifie conform" and dated by the printer, Destouches. This entertaining print is from the series Croquis Parisiens.
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Viewing the new Ceiling painted by Delacroix at the Louvre (Examinant le nouveau plafond par Delacroix au Louvre)
Lithograph, 1852, Delteil 2228 (ii/II), edition unknown. 9 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. Signed on the stone, lower left. This is a fine "sur blanc" impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. This print is from the series Les Parisiens en 1852 which was published in Charivari.
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Voyons, bobonne, n'agace pas comme ça la mer...
Lithograph, 1857, Delteil 2855 Iiii/III), edition unknown. 7 3/4 x 10 1/8 in. Initialed on the stone, lower left. This is a fine impression printed on white wove paper ("sur blanc") with full margins. The condition is excellent. This is plate 15 from the series, "Croquis d'été." Impressions were also printed on newsprint paper in Charivari for this series, with text on the verso.) This beach scene is about the wife expressing concern about the power of the waves and how one big one could wash them away. Ex-collection: Gabriel Cognacq (Lugt 538d) and H. M. Petiet (see Lugt 2021a).
$550