Honoré DaumierFrancie, 1808–1879The Imaginary Invalid
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Honoré Daumier is best known for his lithographs of political subjects and scenes of daily life—he produced nearly four thousand such works. Yet he also made some three hundred paintings and over eight hundred drawings. He loved the theater, and when asked who had been his master in painting, he replied, Molière (not a painter but a poet and playwright). Le malade imaginaire (1673) was the Molière play to which Daumier returned most often. In the scene depicted here by Daumier, Molière mocks a hypochondriacal patient and the pretensions of two doctors, Diafoirus and his son Thomas. A sample of dialogue from this scene proceeds as follows: "DIAFOIRUS. Quid dicis (What do you say)? THOMAS. Dico (I say), that the pulse of this gentleman is the pulse of a man who is not at all well. DIAFOIRUS. Good. THOMAS. That it is duriusculus (harder), not to say hard. DIAFOIRUS. Very good. THOMAS.
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Throbbing. DIAFOIRUS. Bene (Well). THOMAS. Even a little uneven. DIAFOIRUS. Optime (Very well). THOMAS. Which marks an imbalance in the splenetic parenchyma, that is to say the spleen." Presumably overhearing this discussion, Daumier’s patient looks out at the viewer in a state of high anxiety.
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- 1966.80.6
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V životě: Honoré Daumier
Celý životopis1858
Serious Illness
In 1858 Daumier suffered a serious illness.
1860
Le Charivari Dropped His Caricatures
After thirty years of continuous work, the popularity of Daumier's caricatures declined, and in 1860 Le Charivari dismissed him from its staff. Years of hardship followed, but also of free time for painting — a period of great productivity and artistic growth.
1863
Departure from the Île Saint-Louis to Montmartre
By 1863 Daumier was selling off his furniture to raise funds; he left the Île Saint-Louis and in 1863–1865 moved through a succession of lodgings in Montmartre, losing touch with many of his friends.
1864
New Contract with Le Charivari
In 1864 Le Charivari offered Daumier a new contract; he returned to caricature to earn a living and found an appreciative public, producing 100 lithographs in a year for an income of 400 francs a month.
1865
Settling in Valmondois
After spending the summer of 1865 in Valmondois with Théodore Rousseau, whose health was failing, Daumier soon left Montmartre for good and rented a small cottage in Valmondois, where he lived for the rest of his life.
c. 1865 – 1866
Onset of Failing Eyesight
Around 1865–1866 Daumier's eyesight began to fail; the condition progressed, though he continued to make drawings and poster sketches as late as 1872 and painted almost until his death.
