Honoré Daumier

(French, 1808–1879)

Honoré Daumier was a French painter and printmaker best known for his caricatures critiquing and satirizing society and politics in 19th-century France. His two most famous characters were the bourgeois Robert Macaire and the evil Ratapoil, each depicted with grotesquely exaggerated features. Born on February 26, 1808 in Marseille, France, the artist went on study at the Académie Suisse followed by a stint working for the Belliard publishing house, where he first learned lithography. During the rule of Louis Phillipe, he was imprisoned for his infamous depiction of the king as Gargantua (the gluttonous giant in François Rabelais’ novel) in the magazine La Caricature. Charles Baudelaire once said of Daumier that he was, “one of the most important men, I will not say only of caricature, but also of Modern Art.” Daumier’s works are in the collections of the Louvre Museum in Paris, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the National Gallery in London, and the Neue Pinakothek in Munich, among others. Daumier died on February 10, 1879 in Valmondois, France.

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19th-Century European and British Art, Prints and Multiples, Sculpture

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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Gustave Courbet, Eugène Delacroix, Eugene Delacroix, Francisco Goya, Jean-François Millet

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Une Représentation à Bénéfice, pl.37, 1844

Honoré Daumier

Une Représentation à Bénéfice, pl.37, 1844

Sale Date: June 22, 1994

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LES LABOUREURS

Attributed to Honoré Daumier

LES LABOUREURS

Sale Date: June 17, 1994

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Etude d'un Avocat

Honoré Daumier

Etude d'un Avocat

Sale Date: June 14, 1994

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Un plaideur peu satisfait, pl.26, 1846

Honoré Daumier

Un plaideur peu satisfait, pl.26, 1846

Sale Date: June 9, 1994

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Patience! on va vous contruire une salle, 1835–1835

Honoré Daumier

Patience! on va vous contruire une salle, 1835–1835

Sale Date: June 8, 1994

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Podenas (L'Important Malicieux), 1833

Honoré Daumier

Podenas (L'Important Malicieux), 1833

Sale Date: June 4, 1994

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La Neige (Mois de Decembre), pl.12, 1839

Honoré Daumier

La Neige (Mois de Decembre), pl.12, 1839

Sale Date: June 3, 1994

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PARIS A 6 HEURES

In the manner of Honoré Daumier

PARIS A 6 HEURES

Sale Date: May 27, 1994

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LES EMIGRANTS (THE REFUGEES)

Honoré Daumier

LES EMIGRANTS (THE REFUGEES)

Sale Date: May 26, 1994

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LES BEAUX JOURS DE LA VIE: PLATES 35, 82, 75 AND

Honoré Daumier

LES BEAUX JOURS DE LA VIE: PLATES 35, 82, 75 AND

Sale Date: May 21, 1994

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LES BEAUX JOURS DE LA VIE: PLATES 31 AND 34

Honoré Daumier

LES BEAUX JOURS DE LA VIE: PLATES 31 AND 34

Sale Date: May 21, 1994

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GRUPPE PA TRE PERSONER DER BETRAGTER EN TJENER

Honoré Daumier

GRUPPE PA TRE PERSONER DER BETRAGTER EN TJENER

Sale Date: May 18, 1994

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MAN STANDING WITH CANE

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MAN STANDING WITH CANE

Sale Date: May 18, 1994

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L'Ane et les deux Voleurs, 1862

Honoré Daumier

L'Ane et les deux Voleurs, 1862

Sale Date: May 12, 1994

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Ratapoil

Honoré Daumier

Ratapoil

Sale Date: May 11, 1994

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QUATRE PERSONNAGES, 1865–1866

Honoré Daumier

QUATRE PERSONNAGES, 1865–1866

Sale Date: May 10, 1994

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Caricature de Napoléon III

Honoré Daumier

Caricature de Napoléon III

Sale Date: May 9, 1994

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HOMME POLITIQUE

Honoré Daumier

HOMME POLITIQUE

Sale Date: April 30, 1994

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LE MEDECIN ET LA GARDE MALADE

Honoré Daumier

LE MEDECIN ET LA GARDE MALADE

Sale Date: April 12, 1994

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LE COMTE D'ERGOUT, BANQUIER DE DAUMIER

Honoré Daumier

LE COMTE D'ERGOUT, BANQUIER DE DAUMIER

Sale Date: March 27, 1994

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Jurist & Judge

Honoré Daumier

Jurist & Judge

Sale Date: March 27, 1994

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Les Parisiens

Honoré Daumier

Les Parisiens

Sale Date: March 24, 1994

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La Journée du C,libataire

Honoré Daumier

La Journée du C,libataire

Sale Date: March 24, 1994

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LES GENS DE JUSTICE: UN PLAIDEUR PEU SATISFAIT, 1846

Honoré Daumier

LES GENS DE JUSTICE: UN PLAIDEUR PEU SATISFAIT, 1846

Sale Date: March 23, 1994

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