Mon escalier n’est pas fait pour votre chien… je ne vous permets de lui faire prendre l’air que par la fenêtre from Les Portiers de Paris
Creator
Honoré Daumier
(French, 1808 - 1879)
Datec. 1858
Mediumlithograph on paper
DimensionsOverall (sheet): 28.5 x 24 cm (11 1/4 x 9 7/16 in.)
Image: 24.1 x 20.7 cm (9 1/2 x 8 1/8 in.)
Image: 24.1 x 20.7 cm (9 1/2 x 8 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Robert Hunter, 1936
Object number2407
ProvenanceDuring the Second Empire (1852-1870) Paris underwent many changes. The redesigning of the city under the leadership of Baron Haussmann led to larger boulevards but a loss in housing accommodations. Rental prices increased and landlords continuously set stricter rules for tenants in their lodgings. Concierges were mediators between tenants and landlords and they were the ones responsible for carrying out the orders set by their employers. In Daumier’s lithograph, a concierge holds a female tenant’s dog by the tail because the animal is not supposed to be running around on the building’s staircase. The female figure is wildly agitated at the sight of her dog being gripped by its rear end. The concierge is the reproachful character in this image, because even though he is trying to maintain the cleanliness of the building, he goes about his business in an uncivilized manner.
LocationNot currently on display
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