Ma femme m'a dit: attends moi cinq minutes... 1842

"Ma femme m'a dit: attends moi cinq minutes...," a lithograph by Honoré Daumier from 1842, depicts a man standing under an umbrella in the rain. The figure is depicted in the center of the composition, standing in a doorway. The dark tones of the lithograph create a sense of melancholy and isolation. This artwork exemplifies Daumier's skill in capturing the essence of everyday life, particularly the experiences of ordinary people in 19th-century Paris. It is a powerful commentary on the struggles of ordinary citizens in a rapidly changing society. The title, translated as "My wife told me: wait for me five minutes...", suggests a sense of domestic frustration, a theme explored in many of Daumier's works.