Collection: Dramatic Delights de Daumier
Honoré-Victorin Daumier created approximately 4,000 lithographs for the French satirical press. Digitally enhanced and updated with contemporary captions to match the mood, this collection brings Daumier’s dramatic, delightful caricatures into the 21st century, with all the humor and humanity that makes for a wonderful “everyday” kind of card. The collection features six distinct cards for everyday occasions: encouragement for a friend who’s figuring it out, goofy gratitude, heartfelt love (like a good melon), and when things are just terrible. Turn your desk drawer into a curated Parisian paper shop, always ready to connect with the people in your world.
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Dramatic Delights de Daumier – Complete Collection
The complete Dramatic Delights de Daumier collection is a warm, witty toolkit to tuck away for the right time, with six distinct cards for people you love, admire, cheer for, or maybe find mildly appalling. Turn your desk drawer into a curated Parisian paper shop, always ready to connect with people in your world.
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C’est Terrible – Vintage French Daumier Illustration
Appalling, astounding, offensive, atrocious. There are so many words she could use… but simply put, it’s terrible. For bad dates, bad news, bad policies, bad weather, bad art. The most versatile card in the collection. She’s horrified so you don’t have to find the words. Pair with wine or send alone.
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Take Up Space – Vintage French Daumier Illustration
In Daumier’s time, the steel-caged crinoline skirt was a trend that took up a spectacular amount of space. For someone who walks into a room and fills it (or maybe is learning to do so). A celebration of someone’s presence: big energy, big personality, no apologies. Works for friendship, love, or a great pep talk.
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Just Thinking of You – Vintage French Daumier Illustration
Daumier was a master of capturing the daily dramas of life, some real, some hypothetical – but the unwelcome surprise of an early morning visitor sounds like a bad dream either way. Perfect for when you want to let someone know they’re on your mind, perhaps with slightly unhinged energy. Not recommended for new relationships.
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You Always Find a Way – Vintage French Daumier Illustration
Daumier’s “Les Baigneuses” poked gentle fun at urbanites mastering new skills, swimming shown here. This is for someone who’s figuring it out as they go. They may or may not be in deep water, but they’re putting in the practice. Encouragement for creative problem-solvers, career-changers, parents, and anyone doing their best with what they’ve got.
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A Good Melon – Vintage French Daumier Illustration
Daumier captured his fellow Parisians in all kinds of daily activities, including shopping in the markets, where selecting the perfect produce was considered both a skill and a serious pleasure. An affectionate card for people who just have that special flavor. Also works for anyone who takes grocery shopping seriously.
