Doucement!

1868

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This is a drawing featuring a character depicting European budgets, portrayed as a large, inflated figure perched on a tightrope. The character is embellished with sashes displaying various significant numerical values and the words "BUDGETS EUROPÉENS" above. The figure's exaggerated size and attire give a sense of bulkiness, emphasizing the precariousness of its position on the tightrope. The tightrope is illustrated above a simple platform, indicating tension and imbalance. The image appears to offer a satirical reflection on financial uncertainty or intricacies related to European budgets, created in a style reminiscent of Honoré Daumier.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on newsprint

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1979.49.193

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 3635, State ii/ii


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Wikidata ID

Q65570352

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