Oui, ma chère, mon mari a ravalé ma dignité...

1849

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

The image shows two women standing and embracing each other. The woman on the left has her head slightly turned upward, with distinct facial features emphasized. She wears a dark, long dress with loose fabric covering her head. The woman on the right is turned inward, embracing the first woman with her head on her shoulder. She has neatly styled hair and wears a long dress of a lighter tone. Both women are surrounded by the drapery of their clothes. The background features a curtain with flowing lines, indicating an indoor setting. No jewelry or objects are shown in the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on newsprint

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.6 x 19 cm (9 11/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 38 x 26 cm (14 15/16 x 10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.150.93

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 1922, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Professor William B. O'Neal [1907-1994], Charlottesville, VA; gift 1991 to the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

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.

Inscriptions

across top printed: LES FEMMES SOCIALISTES. 5.; lower left plate: h.D.; lower right plate: 1312; below image, across bottom printed: Chez Aubert Pl. de la Bourse Imp. Aubert & C.ie / --Oui, ma chère, mon mari a ravalé ma dignité de femme jusqu'à me forcer ce matin à recoudre un bouton / de bretelle!........ / --Jour de ma vie, si un homme me forçait à travailler à sa culotte!.....; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 30 / 1922

Wikidata ID

Q74894120

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