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The caption, which translates to the title of the work, mocks the conservative art establishment's inability to reconcile with the raw, unidealised subjects presented by Courbet during the 1855 Exposition Universelle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDaumier employs his characteristic loose, expressive line work to define the figures. The exaggerated features of the men in top hats and the woman beside them convey a sense of pomposity and narrow-mindedness. By focusing on the physical reactions of the viewers rather than the art itself, Daumier shifts the critique onto the audience. He exposes the hypocrisy of a society that demands beauty and refinement while ignoring the realities of the working class, which Courbet sought to represent. The lithographic technique allows for a sketch-like quality, where the hatching and cross-hatching create volume and texture within the figures' clothing and the crowded gallery space. This print remains a sharp observation of the friction between traditional aesthetic expectations and the emerging Realist movement in nineteenth-century France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/les-internes-entree-dans-les-geoles-allemandes-theophile-alexandre-steinlen\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eLes Internes (Entrée dans les geôles allemandes) - Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen — Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/they-turned-down-this-of-mine-the-ignoramuses-honore-victorin-daumier\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eThey turned down this of mine...the ignoramuses!!... - Honoré-Victorin Daumier — Honoré-Victorin Daumier\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Honoré Daumier","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58352535306575,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58352544940367,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ -","offer_id":58352544973135,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58352545005903,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":58352545038671,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A4 (21x29.7 cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58352545071439,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58352545104207,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":58352545136975,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A3 (29.7 x 42  cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58352545169743,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ Black frame","offer_id":58352545202511,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ Wood frame","offer_id":58352545235279,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Framed \/ A2 (42 x 59.4  cm) \/ Dark wood frame","offer_id":58352545268047,"sku":null,"price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/9292\/1935\/files\/This-Mr_Poster_CompositorV1_1785442390063.jpg?v=1785442666","url":"https:\/\/www.solisprints.co.uk\/products\/this-mr-courbet-does-much-too-vulgar-figures-theres-no-one-in-nature-as-ugly-as-that-honore-victorin-daumier","provider":"Solis Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}