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Moeurs Conjugales - Monsieur A Sa Bete, Madame Son Animal… by Honore Daumier
Moeurs Conjugales - Monsieur à sa Bete, Madame son Animal…
Moeurs Conjugales - Monsieur A Sa Bete, Madame Son Animal… by Honore Daumier
Moeurs Conjugales - Monsieur A Sa Bete, Madame Son Animal… by Honore Daumier

Moeurs Conjugales - Monsieur à sa Bete, Madame son Animal…

Artist (Marseille, France, 1808 - 1879)
Mediumlithograph on paper
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPaper Size: Height: 33.6 cm, Width: 26.6 cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1963.
CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG005913
About MeBetween 1839 and 1942, Daumier made sixty lithographs of the Mœurs Conjugales series, which were published in Charivari. The jokes at the bottom of the prints were at this time composed by Philipon or others in the Charivari offices but, from the 1860s, Daumier wrote his own quips. In this scene, the 'animal' characters of a discordant middle-aged couple perfectly illustrate the caption. Yet Daumier's caricatures never become dehumanised and this is especially evident in his studies of domestic life.
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