The Old Print Shop

Un proprietaire. (Caricaturana 59).

  • ARTIST: Honore Daumier

  • PUBLISHER: Published in Album Caricaturana (Les Robert Macaires).

  • MEDIUM: Lithograph,

    DATE: 1838.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 8 3/8 x 10 3/4" (214 x 272 mm) plus title and margins.

  • DESCRIPTION: Daumier et Philipon. Imp.d'Aubert et de Junca. Chez Aubert, gal.véro dodat. Caricaturana is a series of 100 lithographs, numbered 1-100. They first appeared in Le Charivari between 1836 and 1838. They also were sold in a bound album format with the title "Les Robert Macaires." Each image was printed on heavy wove paper and was offered uncolored for 45 francs and hand colored for 55 francs. Text below title reads, "Un proprietaire. Oh! Monsieur de Macaire, pour un miserable terme arriere vous ne me mettrez pas dans la rue…… - Et ou diable! voulez vous donc que je vous mette!….. – Mais nous avons depense 30,000 f. dans votre boutique!…. – Raison de plus, ca me reviendra….. – J’ai quatre pauvres petits enfans….. – Ce n’est parbleu! pas moi qui vous ai dit de les faire!…." <br><br> Translation - "Oh! Mr. de Macaire, you wouldn't turn us out into the street just for being a miserable quarter late with our rent... -- Where else should I put you, by devil? -- But we've spent 30'000Fr in your shop!... -- That's another reason, it all comes back to me... -- And my four poor small children?... -- What the heavens is that to do with me. I didn't ask you to have them!..."

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Good condition, Fine original hand coloring.

  • REFERENCE: DR # 404; HD #1039.