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Vas-tu te taire avec tes Cocoricos...

Honoré Daumier , 1845

Vas-tu te taire avec tes Cocoricos..., by Honoré Daumier, ink, 1845
Vas-tu te taire avec tes Cocoricos..., by Honoré Daumier, ink, 1845

Vas-tu te taire avec tes Cocoricos... is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Honoré Daumier. It dates from 1845 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art. Vas-tu te taire avec tes Cocoricos.

About this work

Overview

Vas-tu te taire avec tes Cocoricos... is a 1845 lithograph on newsprint by Honoré Daumier, a French artist known for his satirical works.

Subject & Meaning

The print depicts a dimly lit, cluttered room where two people are disturbed, possibly by a rooster outside, as suggested by the title and a rooster perched on a fence visible through the window.

Technique & Style

Daumier employed lithography to create the work, using quick, sketchy lines that convey a sense of realism and haste, capturing a moment of everyday life.

Context

The work is part of Daumier's extensive output critiquing French social and political life during the mid-19th century, often targeting the establishment from a republican democratic perspective in publications like La Caricature and Le Charivari.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Honoré Daumier

Artist

Honoré Daumier

Honoré-Victorin Daumier was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the Revolution of 1830 to the fall of the Second French Empire in 1870.

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