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Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Spector

This catalog gathers 28 public-domain works given to the museum by Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Spector. Every work is held by Cleveland Museum of Art.

  1. Why are they taking away my money... Why are they taking away my money... Honoré Daumier · 1854
  2. Robert-Macaire, lawyer Robert-Macaire, lawyer Honoré Daumier · 1837
  3. A Decemberist A Decemberist Honoré Daumier · 1850
  4. To think that I might soon be reduced to exchanging my crown for a simple hat! To think that I might soon be reduced to exchanging my crown for a simple hat! Honoré Daumier · 1855
  5. The ogre and his little Tom Thumb The ogre and his little Tom Thumb Honoré Daumier · 1854
  6. Dreaming that she won the big gold bar Dreaming that she won the big gold bar Honoré Daumier · 1851
  7. The new Icarus The new Icarus Honoré Daumier · 1850
  8. View of boulevards during a market for trinkets View of boulevards during a market for trinkets Honoré Daumier · 1856
  9. A Candidate A Candidate Honoré Daumier · 1837
  10. Jean Goujon and Philibert Delorme Looking for the Courtyard of the Louvre Jean Goujon and Philibert Delorme Looking for the Courtyard of the Louvre Honoré Daumier · 1851
  11. A minister back in the water A minister back in the water Honoré Daumier · 1851
  12. The revolt of the pastry chefs The revolt of the pastry chefs Honoré Daumier · 1858
  13. Convicted for having sold crushed sandstone instead of brown sugar Convicted for having sold crushed sandstone instead of brown sugar Honoré Daumier · 1855
  14. Knock and it will open for you! Knock and it will open for you! Honoré Daumier · 1850
  15. No doubt, she is very ill!... No doubt, she is very ill!... Honoré Daumier · 1851
  16. Quartering Reinstated Quartering Reinstated Honoré Daumier · 1869
  17. It seems to me that I notice a little dog there that is not muzzled!... It seems to me that I notice a little dog there that is not muzzled!... Honoré Daumier · 1852
  18. Mr. Dupin in His Little Shoes Mr. Dupin in His Little Shoes Honoré Daumier · 1850
  19. March without Lent March without Lent Honoré Daumier · 1869
  20. Difficult to make it look slim Difficult to make it look slim Honoré Daumier · 1869
  21. Testing His Strength Testing His Strength Honoré Daumier · 1851
  22. Voters, into my arms!... Voters, into my arms!... Honoré Daumier · 1869
  23. Parliamentary Regime Parliamentary Regime Honoré Daumier · 1870
  24. It is not surprising that it is long with so many corrections. It is not surprising that it is long with so many corrections. Honoré Daumier · 1872
  25. Achilles Véron withdrawing into his tent. Achilles Véron withdrawing into his tent. Honoré Daumier · 1850
  26. I am a bird, see my wings.. I am a bird, see my wings.. Honoré Daumier · 1869
  27. Statues of the future Statues of the future Honoré Daumier · 1868
  28. Arrival in Alsace of the extraordinary commissioner, Coco Romieu. Arrival in Alsace of the extraordinary commissioner, Coco Romieu. Honoré Daumier · 1850

On provenance & the public domain

A credit line — the small "Gift of…" note beside a work on a museum wall — records its provenance: how the object passed from a private hand into a public collection, whether as an outright gift, a bequest left in a will, the purchase from a named endowment, or an entire collection acquired at once. Because these works are in the public domain, anyone can study, share, and reproduce them freely. Browsing by provenance follows the human story behind a museum's holdings — the collectors and benefactors whose generosity put these works where the public can see them.

Every work in this catalog is in the public domain; images come from the museums that hold them.