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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PASSANTS (L'ATTENTE A LA GARE)

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PASSANTS (L'ATTENTE A LA GARE)

Sale Date: November 6, 1991

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BAIGNEURS, 1846–1848

Honoré Daumier

BAIGNEURS, 1846–1848

Sale Date: November 6, 1991

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INTERIEUR D'UN OMNIBUS, 1864

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INTERIEUR D'UN OMNIBUS, 1864

Sale Date: November 7, 1991

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UNE PARTIE DE CAMPAGNE; UN RENDEZ-VOUS; CROQUIS...

Honoré Daumier

UNE PARTIE DE CAMPAGNE; UN RENDEZ-VOUS; CROQUIS...

Sale Date: October 24, 1991

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LES EMOTIONS PARISIENNES, 1839–1842

Honoré Daumier

LES EMOTIONS PARISIENNES, 1839–1842

Sale Date: October 24, 1991

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SCENES PARISIENNES, 1852

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SCENES PARISIENNES, 1852

Sale Date: October 24, 1991

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LA PECHE

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LA PECHE

Sale Date: October 21, 1991

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LA CONSULTATION

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LA CONSULTATION

Sale Date: October 16, 1991

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CROQUIS AU THEATRE

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CROQUIS AU THEATRE

Sale Date: October 10, 1991

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L'AVOCAT

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L'AVOCAT

Sale Date: September 15, 1991

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2 BLL. A) AUX BAINS A QUATRE SOUS. B) UNE...

Honoré Daumier

2 BLL. A) AUX BAINS A QUATRE SOUS. B) UNE...

Sale Date: June 27, 1991

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DEUX AVOCATS, 1858–1862

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DEUX AVOCATS, 1858–1862

Sale Date: June 26, 1991

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FEMME ET ENFANT PRES DE LA FENETRE

Honoré Daumier

FEMME ET ENFANT PRES DE LA FENETRE

Sale Date: June 26, 1991

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ACTUALITES: UN TRAIN DE PLAI- SIR AERIEN;..., 1852

Honoré Daumier

ACTUALITES: UN TRAIN DE PLAI- SIR AERIEN;..., 1852

Sale Date: June 26, 1991

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LES DEUX MEDECINS ET LA MORT

Honoré Daumier

LES DEUX MEDECINS ET LA MORT

Sale Date: June 25, 1991

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LA PARADE (RECTO) SCENE DE TRIBUNAL (DEUX AVOCA-

Honoré Daumier

LA PARADE (RECTO) SCENE DE TRIBUNAL (DEUX AVOCA-

Sale Date: June 25, 1991

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TRES HUMBLE, TRES SOUMIS, TRESOBEISSANS...ET , 1832

Honoré Daumier

TRES HUMBLE, TRES SOUMIS, TRESOBEISSANS...ET , 1832

Sale Date: June 19, 1991

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MOEURS CONJUGALES, 1839–1842

Honoré Daumier

MOEURS CONJUGALES, 1839–1842

Sale Date: June 19, 1991

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MALBROUG S'EN VA-EN-GUERRE... - LE FANTOME...., 1835

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MALBROUG S'EN VA-EN-GUERRE... - LE FANTOME...., 1835

Sale Date: June 19, 1991

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NOUS AVONS GRANDE REPRESENT- ATION..., 1847

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NOUS AVONS GRANDE REPRESENT- ATION..., 1847

Sale Date: June 19, 1991

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NO TITLE GIVEN (12 BLATT LITHOS.)

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NO TITLE GIVEN (12 BLATT LITHOS.)

Sale Date: June 19, 1991

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ARTHUR, VOUS M'AVIEZ PROMIS UNTHRONE, 1841

Honoré Daumier

ARTHUR, VOUS M'AVIEZ PROMIS UNTHRONE, 1841

Sale Date: June 19, 1991

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27 Blatt der Folge: Les Bons Bourgeois, 1877–1849

Honoré Daumier

27 Blatt der Folge: Les Bons Bourgeois, 1877–1849

Sale Date: June 19, 1991

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ESSAYANT SES FORCES, 1851

Honoré Daumier

ESSAYANT SES FORCES, 1851

Sale Date: June 12, 1991

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