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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ETUDE D'UN AVOCAT

Honoré Daumier

ETUDE D'UN AVOCAT

Sale Date: July 1, 1987

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Ce qu'on appelle, aller jouer à la..., 1845–1845

Honoré Daumier

Ce qu'on appelle, aller jouer à la..., 1845–1845

Sale Date: June 30, 1987

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La marcheuse ou La garde malade, 1841–1841

Honoré Daumier

La marcheuse ou La garde malade, 1841–1841

Sale Date: June 30, 1987

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Gallois (l'Ironiste), 1830–1835

Honoré Daumier

Gallois (l'Ironiste), 1830–1835

Sale Date: May 13, 1987

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L'ORATEUR, PORTRAIT OF ANDRE- MARIE-JACQUES DUPIN

Honoré Daumier

L'ORATEUR, PORTRAIT OF ANDRE- MARIE-JACQUES DUPIN

Sale Date: April 10, 1987

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LE VALET DE CHAMBRE

Honoré Daumier

LE VALET DE CHAMBRE

Sale Date: April 10, 1987

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L'AVOCAT SALUANT

Honoré Daumier

L'AVOCAT SALUANT

Sale Date: April 10, 1987

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L'ENTETE, PORTRAIT OF JEAN VATOUT

Honoré Daumier

L'ENTETE, PORTRAIT OF JEAN VATOUT

Sale Date: April 10, 1987

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Saltimbanque et son singe dans un paysage

Honoré Daumier

Saltimbanque et son singe dans un paysage

Sale Date: April 1, 1987

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Le ratapoil, 1850–1850

Honoré Daumier

Le ratapoil, 1850–1850

Sale Date: March 31, 1987

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L'homme a tete plate (Pelet de la Lozere), 1830–1835

Honoré Daumier

L'homme a tete plate (Pelet de la Lozere), 1830–1835

Sale Date: February 12, 1987

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Sebastiani (Le fat), 1833–1833

Honoré Daumier

Sebastiani (Le fat), 1833–1833

Sale Date: February 12, 1987

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Royer-collard (Le vieux finaud), 1833–1833

Honoré Daumier

Royer-collard (Le vieux finaud), 1833–1833

Sale Date: February 12, 1987

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Le rodeur

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Le rodeur

Sale Date: February 12, 1987

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Les émigrants

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Les émigrants

Sale Date: February 11, 1987

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Fillette au ruban blanc

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Fillette au ruban blanc

Sale Date: December 2, 1986

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La parade des saltimbanques, 1865–1865

Honoré Daumier

La parade des saltimbanques, 1865–1865

Sale Date: November 20, 1986

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Homme barbu

Honoré Daumier

Homme barbu

Sale Date: November 20, 1986

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L'amateur (le collectionneur), 1860–1860

Honoré Daumier

L'amateur (le collectionneur), 1860–1860

Sale Date: November 20, 1986

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Au wagon de troisième classe, 1864–1864

Honoré Daumier

Au wagon de troisième classe, 1864–1864

Sale Date: November 20, 1986

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Etude d'un homme assis, 1865–1865

Honoré Daumier

Etude d'un homme assis, 1865–1865

Sale Date: November 20, 1986

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Podenas (L'important malicieux), 1833–1833

Honoré Daumier

Podenas (L'important malicieux), 1833–1833

Sale Date: November 20, 1986

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Ratapoil, 1850–1850

Honoré Daumier

Ratapoil, 1850–1850

Sale Date: November 20, 1986

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D'argout, 1831–1831

Honoré Daumier

D'argout, 1831–1831

Sale Date: November 20, 1986

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