After Honoré Daumier “Fesant les Délices du Public de Carpentras” Hand-Colored Lithograph

A wonderfully French little moment of theater, satire, and people-watching.

This framed hand-colored lithograph reproduces Honoré Daumier’s “Fesant les délices du public de Carpentras,” depicting a gentleman seated in a theater box, opera glasses raised as he watches a ballerina perform.

The scene is unmistakably Daumier: observant, humorous, and full of the exaggerated human character that made him one of the great social satirists of 19th-century France.

The original composition dates to 1852 and belongs to Daumier’s Croquis musicaux series. Musée Carnavalet records the original as plate 16 from a seventeen-image series published in La Caricature.

This example is a later periodical illustration reprint, rendered as a lithograph with crayon-like linework and added hand coloring. It is presented behind a linen-wrapped mat in a gilt-finished frame.

A beautiful piece for a gallery wall, library, powder room, office, or anywhere that could use a little French wit.

DETAILS
After Honoré Daumier
French, 1808–1879
Title: Fesant les délices du public de Carpentras
Composition originally created in 1852
From the Croquis musicaux series
Hand-colored lithographic periodical reprint
Paper
Marked “h. D.” at lower center
Linen-wrapped mat
Gilt-finished frame
Sold individually

DIMENSIONS
Auction catalog: approximately 16" × 14" framed

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CONDITION
Good vintage condition according to the auction catalog. Expect minor age-related wear to the paper, mat, glazing, and gilt-finished frame.

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DĒSSO NOTE
We source vintage pieces for their history, character, and ability to make a home feel collected over time. Signs of age are part of what makes each piece unique.