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Idle Hours
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Idle Hours

PortfolioThe Etcher's Folio
Date1884
MediumEtching and drypoint
DimensionsSheet: 316 × 431 mm. (12 7/16 × 16 15/16 in.)
Image: 184 × 300 mm. (7 1/4 × 11 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGarrett Collection
Object number1984.81.124
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Last Updated1/11/24
Image Not Available for And this is what they call a squall!.... it's been going on for two hours already!.... I don't even dare to open my mouth, I am sure the rain must taste terribly salty!...
And this is what they call a squall!.... it's been going on for two hours already!.... I don't even dare to open my mouth, I am sure the rain must taste terribly salty!...
1859
Image Not Available for Alright, alright, I'm coming - one would think the house was on fire! - Enough about your fire!... I'm freezing. For two hours I've been pounding on the door. -(aside) that will teach you next time, not to give a tip!
Alright, alright, I'm coming - one would think the house was on fire! - Enough about your fire!... I'm freezing. For two hours I've been pounding on the door. -(aside) that will teach you next time, not to give a tip!
1840
Image Not Available for The disadvantage of buying a newspaper that is publishing the news twelve hours before the others. - How come I buy your paper and cannot find the news of today? - Sir, today's news was in yesterday's paper.
The disadvantage of buying a newspaper that is publishing the news twelve hours before the others. - How come I buy your paper and cannot find the news of today? - Sir, today's news was in yesterday's paper.
1848
Image Not Available for Mr. Viennet at the rostrum. What do I say! (Mr. Laboissière, you do say the nicest things!)…. Let us be greedy... let us give the ministers the funds that they require and let's vote for repressive laws. The present legality is killing us etc. etc. The speaker has carried on in this tone for three hours and 35 minutes and no one has bothered answering him.
Mr. Viennet at the rostrum. What do I say! (Mr. Laboissière, you do say the nicest things!)…. Let us be greedy... let us give the ministers the funds that they require and let's vote for repressive laws. The present legality is killing us etc. etc. The speaker has carried on in this tone for three hours and 35 minutes and no one has bothered answering him.
1833
Image Not Available for Mr. Viennet at the rostrum. What do I say! (Mr. Laboissière, you do say the nicest things!)…. Let us be greedy... let us give the ministers the funds that they require and let's vote for repressive laws. The present legality is killing us etc. etc. The speaker has carried on in this tone for three hours and 35 minutes and no one has bothered answering him.
Mr. Viennet at the rostrum. What do I say! (Mr. Laboissière, you do say the nicest things!)…. Let us be greedy... let us give the ministers the funds that they require and let's vote for repressive laws. The present legality is killing us etc. etc. The speaker has carried on in this tone for three hours and 35 minutes and no one has bothered answering him.
1833
Image Not Available for It's already eleven o'clock... if I don't catch anything I leave in three hours
It's already eleven o'clock... if I don't catch anything I leave in three hours
1850
Image Not Available for Money or life! A delicate way used by the English to extort funds from a friendly nation. Twenty four hours to pay at an interest of twelve percent.
Money or life! A delicate way used by the English to extort funds from a friendly nation. Twenty four hours to pay at an interest of twelve percent.
1850
Image Not Available for Adieu! Adieu! In the name of God, Adieu! Adieu! - Would you stop this! You cannot be serious. For the last two hours you are shouting Adieu... why don't you finally go!
Adieu! Adieu! In the name of God, Adieu! Adieu! - Would you stop this! You cannot be serious. For the last two hours you are shouting Adieu... why don't you finally go!
1841
Image Not Available for The Absent-Minded. This artist, after having been to the Salon, is seized by a sublime inspiration and approaches his canvas. All of a sudden, tones of music, the most piquant effect the most delicate touch promising a masterpiece. 2, 3, 4 hours gone by and something as appealing as a Titian, Michelangelo is left to posterity..... Afterwards, once his excitement has subsided, he realizes..... he had forgotten to use the brush.
The Absent-Minded. This artist, after having been to the Salon, is seized by a sublime inspiration and approaches his canvas. All of a sudden, tones of music, the most piquant effect the most delicate touch promising a masterpiece. 2, 3, 4 hours gone by and something as appealing as a Titian, Michelangelo is left to posterity..... Afterwards, once his excitement has subsided, he realizes..... he had forgotten to use the brush.
1841
Image Not Available for Areas for Action, Day 7: Teens With Masks; Towards The End Of Eight Hours
Areas for Action, Day 7: Teens With Masks; Towards The End Of Eight Hours
2011
Image Not Available for Nostalgia 24 Hours a Day
Nostalgia 24 Hours a Day
1988
Image Not Available for La Paresseuse (The Idle Woman)
La Paresseuse (The Idle Woman)
c. 1771-1780