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Monsieur, pardon si je vous gêne un peu... 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier
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Monsieur, pardon si je vous gêne un peu... 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier
Monsieur, pardon si je vous gene un peu... 1844. - Monsieur, pardon si je vous gene un peu...mais vous comprenez qu'ecrivant en ce moment un roman nouveau, je dois consulter une foule d'auteurs anciens!... (Le Monsieur a part.) Des auteurs anciens!...parbleu elle aurait bien du les consulter de leur vivant, car elle a du etre leur contemporaine!...'. Lady author: Monsieur, pardon me if I get in your way a little...but you understand, writing a new novel, I must consult a host of ancient authors!... (Man, aside:) Ancient authors!... By golly, she should have consulted them while they were alive, she must have been their contemporary!...'. Satirical criticism of bluestockings': women with interests beyond housework and childcare. Female authors were often depicted as mannish and ugly - the implication being that their intellectual output was just as objectionable as their looks. From Les Bas-bleus, no. 13
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(Sir, excuse me if I get in your way a little) is a satirical print by the renowned French artist Honore Daumier, created in 1844. The image captures a moment between a determined lady author, engrossed in her work, and an onlooking man, who comments on her consultation of ancient authors. Daumier's print, titled "Monsieur, pardon si je vous gene un peu...mais vous comprenez qu'ecrivant en ce moment un roman nouveau, je dois consulter une foule d'auteurs anciens!" (Sir, excuse me if I get in your way a little...but you understand, while writing a new novel, I must consult a multitude of ancient authors!) and "Des auteurs anciens!...parbleu elle aurait bien du les consulter de leur vivant, car elle a du etre leur contemporaine!" (Ancient authors!...By golly, she should have consulted them while they were alive, she must have been their contemporary!), is a commentary on the societal perception of women with intellectual pursuits during the 19th century. The print satirizes the stereotype of "bluestockings," women who were interested in subjects beyond housework and childcare. Female authors were often depicted as mannish and ugly, implying that their intellectual output was just as objectionable as their looks. In this print, the lady author is shown with a serious expression, her quill pen poised above a stack of books, while the man, with a smirk, observes her from the side. Daumier's work was part of a series called "Les Bas-bleus," which critiqued the societal norms and expectations of women during the time. This print, in particular, highlights the struggle of female authors to be taken seriously in a world that valued women's roles as wives and mothers above their intellectual pursuits. The print remains an important piece in the history of feminist literature and the representation of women in art.
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