Bidspirit auction | LOT OF 19TH CENTURY SATIRICAL


LOT OF 19TH CENTURY SATIRICAL LITHOGRAPHS BY DAUMIER - A lot of two 19th century satirical lithographs by the famous French caricaturist Honore Daumier. Both prints belong to his celebrated series La Journee du Celibataire, The Day of the Bachelor, published in the French satirical magazine Le Charivari in 1839. Titled 11 Heures du Matin, Eleven O'Clock in the Morning. It depicts a disheveled bachelor in a top hat walking briskly down a desolate path accompanied by a thin hound dog. The second: titled Une Heure Promenade au Luxembourg , One O Clock Walk in the Luxembourg Gardens. It captures a comedic scene where the bachelor inadvertently stumbles or falls into a pit or pool within the public park. Signed in the print lower right or left. Each is inscribed, titled, and marked in the lower margin. Both are framed. Antique and Vintage Graphic Art Prints and Collectibles. Dimensions Single-piece size: Frame: 23 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. Image size: 20 1/4 x 16 in. All measurements are approximate. Condition Overall good vintage condition. The paper was folded before framing. Signs of age and wear. Refer to photos. Sold As Is.