Art, literature & history
The hazards of shaking a plum tree too vigorously, when one too is mature.
1845
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Medium
- lithograph
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 35.6 x 27.3 cm (14 x 10 3/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1925.1011
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Honoré Daumier. The hazards of shaking a plum tree too vigorously, when one too is mature.. The Cleveland Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art
About this artwork
The hazards of shaking a plum tree too vigorously, when one too is mature. — Honoré Daumier. 1845.
Medium: lithograph. Dimensions: Sheet: 35.6 x 27.3 cm (14 x 10 3/4 in.).
Collection record: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
This print (with title and captions added) was published in Le Charivari (May 29, 1845) as plate 2 from the series Pastorals.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.