Artwork Page for How strange.... I had planted potatoes, and here I am harvesting truffles!

Details / Information for How strange.... I had planted potatoes, and here I am harvesting truffles!

Series Title: Pastorals

How strange.... I had planted potatoes, and here I am harvesting truffles!

1845

Honoré Daumier

(French, 1808–1879)
printer and publisher

Aubert

Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
lithograph
Support
Newsprint
Measurements
Sheet: 34.6 x 23.9 cm (13 5/8 x 9 7/16 in.); Image: 25.3 x 22 cm (9 15/16 x 8 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Brenda and Evan H. Turner 1998.210
Catalogue raisonné
Daumier Register / Delteil 1420 ; Hazard-Delteil 2248
State
II/II
Public Domain
You can copy, modify, and distribute this work, all without asking permission. Learn more about CMA's Open Access Initiative.
Location
Not on view
Print

Description

This print was published in Le Charivari (November 19, 1845) as plate 33 from the series Pastorals.
A vertically oriented black-inked lithograph depicts an older man and woman with light skin tones standing in a field. On our left, the man wears a dark coat and mortarboard cap. On our right, the woman wears a headscarf and inspects a lumpy object. A pile of similar forms sits between them. Inscribed above is "PASTORALES" and below, "– Dire pourtant que j'avais planté des pommes de terre..."

How strange.... I had planted potatoes, and here I am harvesting truffles!

1845

Honoré Daumier, Aubert

(French, 1808–1879)
France, 19th century

See Also

Visually Similar by AI

Contact Us

The information about this object, including provenance, may not be currently accurate. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please fill out the appropriate request form linked below:

Update or Correct Artwork Information

Imagery or Rights for Non-Open-Access Artworks

Report a Website Issue

Further Questions About This Artwork