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.

Related Categories

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

Related Artists

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

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LES PLAISIRS DE LA VILLEGIATURE: PL. 1,2,5,6,8...

Honoré Daumier

LES PLAISIRS DE LA VILLEGIATURE: PL. 1,2,5,6,8...

Sale Date: October 8, 1992

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CROQUIS PARISIENS. PL. 1, 4, 10, 18; ET CES BONS

Honoré Daumier

CROQUIS PARISIENS. PL. 1, 4, 10, 18; ET CES BONS

Sale Date: October 8, 1992

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HISTOIRE DE TUER LE TEMPS... ACTUALITES, PL....

Honoré Daumier

HISTOIRE DE TUER LE TEMPS... ACTUALITES, PL....

Sale Date: October 8, 1992

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FEUILLE D'ETUDES AVEC QUATRE TETES ET UN AVOCAT

Honoré Daumier

FEUILLE D'ETUDES AVEC QUATRE TETES ET UN AVOCAT

Sale Date: October 5, 1992

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CHAPEAU BALLON (D. 710 III/III)

Honoré Daumier

CHAPEAU BALLON (D. 710 III/III)

Sale Date: September 27, 1992

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MARRIED LIFE

Honoré Daumier

MARRIED LIFE

Sale Date: August 8, 1992

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ACTUALITES, PLANCHE 159

Honoré Daumier

ACTUALITES, PLANCHE 159

Sale Date: July 7, 1992

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ETUDE POUR

Honoré Daumier

ETUDE POUR "LES DEUX MEDECINS ET LA MORT", 1855

Sale Date: July 1, 1992

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PASSANTS, 1858

Honoré Daumier

PASSANTS, 1858

Sale Date: June 30, 1992

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RATAPOIL, 1850

Honoré Daumier

RATAPOIL, 1850

Sale Date: June 30, 1992

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DEUX BUVEURS, 1857–1860

Honoré Daumier

DEUX BUVEURS, 1857–1860

Sale Date: June 29, 1992

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La famille de saltimbanques

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La famille de saltimbanques

Sale Date: June 27, 1992

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FIGURENSKIZZEN. (UM 1855)

Honoré Daumier

FIGURENSKIZZEN. (UM 1855)

Sale Date: June 25, 1992

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AH! TU VEUX TE FROTTE A LA PRESSE., 1833

Honoré Daumier

AH! TU VEUX TE FROTTE A LA PRESSE., 1833

Sale Date: June 25, 1992

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BAISSEZ LE RIDEAU, LA FARCE EST JOUEE., 1834

Honoré Daumier

BAISSEZ LE RIDEAU, LA FARCE EST JOUEE., 1834

Sale Date: June 25, 1992

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ALLONS BON! .. VOILA LES GRAFIGNONS... -..., 1845

Honoré Daumier

ALLONS BON! .. VOILA LES GRAFIGNONS... -..., 1845

Sale Date: June 25, 1992

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LA FEMME DU REPRESENTANT., 1849

Honoré Daumier

LA FEMME DU REPRESENTANT., 1849

Sale Date: June 25, 1992

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UNE SEANCE DU CONSEIL DES CINQ., 1850

Honoré Daumier

UNE SEANCE DU CONSEIL DES CINQ., 1850

Sale Date: June 25, 1992

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AH!HIS... AH!HIS!AH!HIS!, 1832

Honoré Daumier

AH!HIS... AH!HIS!AH!HIS!, 1832

Sale Date: June 25, 1992

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1830 ET 1833., 1833

Honoré Daumier

1830 ET 1833., 1833

Sale Date: June 25, 1992

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UN PEU AGEE POUR JOUEE AU COLOSSE DE RHODES., 1867

Honoré Daumier

UN PEU AGEE POUR JOUEE AU COLOSSE DE RHODES., 1867

Sale Date: June 25, 1992

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CELUI-LA, ON PEUT LE METTRE EN LIBERTE! IL..., 1834

Honoré Daumier

CELUI-LA, ON PEUT LE METTRE EN LIBERTE! IL..., 1834

Sale Date: June 25, 1992

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NOUS SOMMES TOUS D'HONNETS GENS,..., 1834

Honoré Daumier

NOUS SOMMES TOUS D'HONNETS GENS,..., 1834

Sale Date: June 25, 1992

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RUE TRANSNONAIN, LE 15 AVRIL 1834., 1834

Honoré Daumier

RUE TRANSNONAIN, LE 15 AVRIL 1834., 1834

Sale Date: June 25, 1992

Auction Closed

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