Honoré Daumier (1808-1879) - Lot 35

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Honoré Daumier (1808-1879) - Lot 35
Honoré Daumier (1808-1879) Ratapoil Model created circa 1850; published by C. Valsuani between 1959 and 1960 Black patina bronze Bears the founder's stamp "CIRE PERDUE C. VALSUANI Bears the initials "A.T. H. 45 cm Related literature: - Maurice Gobin, Daumier sculpteur : 1808- 1879, Genève, Pierre Cailler, 1952, model listed under no. 61, pp. 294-299 ; - Jeanne L. Wasserman, Daumier Sculptures, critical and comparative study, cat. exp. Har- vard, Fogg Art Museum, May 1-June 23, 1969, Greenwich, New York graphic Society, 1969,pp. 17-21. Fearing an imperial restoration, Honoré Daumier, a fervent republican, attacked between 1848 and 1851 the propaganda and omnipotence of Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, then "prince-president" elected for a non-renewable four-year term. Daumier published a series of satirical lithographs in Le Charivari, featuring the fictional character Ratapoil, a caricature of Bonaparte's supporters. As early as 1875, the Grand Dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle gave the following definition: "rat, de à, et de poil. Familiar. Partisan of militarism, especially Napoleonic Caesarism". Although Ratapoil bears no direct resemblance to the prince-president, his "imperial" moustache is one of the enemy's main identifiable characteristics. Several bronze editions were made of the model created around 1850 in terracotta (now destroyed). Our beautiful proof was cast by Claude Valsuani around 1959-1960.
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