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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BARON DE LASCOURS, 1835

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BARON DE LASCOURS, 1835

Sale Date: June 10, 1993

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Ah! Tu veux te frotter à la presse!!, 1833–1833

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Ah! Tu veux te frotter à la presse!!, 1833–1833

Sale Date: June 9, 1993

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KEINE TITEL GEGEBEN, 1832–1859

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KEINE TITEL GEGEBEN, 1832–1859

Sale Date: May 26, 1993

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BAL DE LA COUR NO. I: MR. ROYER COLAS, 1833

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BAL DE LA COUR NO. I: MR. ROYER COLAS, 1833

Sale Date: May 19, 1993

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PLANCHES DE

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PLANCHES DE "CARICATURANA", 1836–1838

Sale Date: May 15, 1993

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Sans titre, 1872

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Sans titre, 1872

Sale Date: May 15, 1993

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PLANCHES DES

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PLANCHES DES "MOEURS CONJUGALES"

Sale Date: May 15, 1993

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PLANCHES DES "TRAINS DE PLAISIR", 1852

Sale Date: May 15, 1993

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PLANCHES DES "REPRESANTANS REPRESENTES"

Sale Date: May 15, 1993

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PLANCHES DES

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PLANCHES DES "BEAUX JOURS DE LA VIE", 1844–1845

Sale Date: May 15, 1993

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PLANCHES DE

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PLANCHES DE "VOYAGE EN CHINE" ET..., 1843–1860

Sale Date: May 15, 1993

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LE VENTRE LEGISLATIF, 1834

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LE VENTRE LEGISLATIF, 1834

Sale Date: May 14, 1993

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DEUX SALTIMBANQUES

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DEUX SALTIMBANQUES

Sale Date: May 12, 1993

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Croquis Parisiens & Thi

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Croquis Parisiens & Thi

Sale Date: May 12, 1993

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Un avocat qui est...rempli de la...

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Un avocat qui est...rempli de la...

Sale Date: April 29, 1993

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"Dites donc, confrère, vous allez soutenir...",...

Sale Date: April 29, 1993

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"Vous aviez faim...ce n'est pas une raison...",...

Sale Date: April 29, 1993

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CORTEGE DU COMMANDANT GENERAL DES APOTHICAIRES, 1833

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CORTEGE DU COMMANDANT GENERAL DES APOTHICAIRES, 1833

Sale Date: April 3, 1993

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OU PEUT ALLER CETTE BANDE D'HOMMES ARMES..., 1848

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OU PEUT ALLER CETTE BANDE D'HOMMES ARMES..., 1848

Sale Date: April 2, 1993

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FEMME ET ENFANT PRES DE LA FENETRE

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FEMME ET ENFANT PRES DE LA FENETRE

Sale Date: March 24, 1993

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LE BOURGEOIS EN PROMENADE, 1848

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LE BOURGEOIS EN PROMENADE, 1848

Sale Date: March 22, 1993

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BUSTE DE PARLEMENTAIRE: FALLOUX(?)

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BUSTE DE PARLEMENTAIRE: FALLOUX(?)

Sale Date: March 22, 1993

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L'AMATEUR D'ART, 1862

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L'AMATEUR D'ART, 1862

Sale Date: March 22, 1993

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BUSTE DE PARLEMENTAIRE: LA SCRUPULEUX

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BUSTE DE PARLEMENTAIRE: LA SCRUPULEUX

Sale Date: March 22, 1993

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