“I don't give a damn about your Miss Sand who prevents women from mending pants and darning socks! ... We must re-establish divorce or suppress those authors!,” plate 6 from Moeurs Conjugales by Honoré Daumier

“I don't give a damn about your Miss Sand who prevents women from mending pants and darning socks! ... We must re-establish divorce or suppress those authors!,” plate 6 from Moeurs Conjugales 1839

drawing, lithograph, print, paper

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drawing

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narrative-art

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lithograph

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print

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caricature

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figuration

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paper

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romanticism

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france

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genre-painting

“I don’t give a damn about your Miss Sand who prevents women from mending pants and darning socks! ... We must re-establish divorce or suppress those authors!” is a lithograph by Honoré Daumier from his series *Moeurs Conjugales* (Marital Manners). The artwork depicts a satirical scene between a frustrated man and his wife, a humorous commentary on societal norms. Daumier, a prominent social realist, used his art to expose the hypocrisies of the French upper class and critique the influence of prominent female figures such as George Sand, a popular author of the time. This particular plate highlights the struggles of the men in a society where women are encouraged to take on more public roles.

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