6 Plates, from: Proverbes et Maximes Honoré Daumier

6 plates from a series of 12. Superb impressions from this rare series of lithographs on Velin blanc, numbered 1, 2, 3, 5, 9 and 11 at upper right. Comprising: ‘Ventre affamé n’a pas d’oreilles‘; ‘On n’est jamais bien servi que par soi-même‘; ‘La patience est la vertu des ânes‘; ‘Bien venu qui apporte‘; ‘Qui aime Bertrand aime son chien‘; and ‘On reprend son bien où on le retrouve‘. Printed before their publication in ‘Le Charivari‘, between June and October 1840. – With wide margins. With minor handling marks and occasional staining; verso with remnants of previous mounting. Otherwise in very good condition. | 1808 Marseille – Valmondois/Val-d'Oise 1879 | 19. Jahrhundert | Druckgrafik | Nummer: 26x1458 | Provenance: Otto Gerstenberg (1848–1935), Berlin, with his collector’s stamp verso (Lugt 2785), on Delteil 804, 807, 811 and 813.

Estimate:$1,120.63

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