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 BAIGNEUSES [CR: D. 1629/II-1645/45], 1847

Honoré Daumier

LES BAIGNEUSES [CR: D. 1629/II-1645/45], 1847

Sale Date: June 25, 1993

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UN AVOCAT QUI EVIDEMMENT EST REMPLI DE LA...

Honoré Daumier

UN AVOCAT QUI EVIDEMMENT EST REMPLI DE LA...

Sale Date: June 25, 1993

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DON QUIXOTE ET SANCHO PANSA

Honoré Daumier

DON QUIXOTE ET SANCHO PANSA

Sale Date: June 23, 1993

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L'AQUAFORTISTE (LE GRAVEUR), 1835–1837

Honoré Daumier

L'AQUAFORTISTE (LE GRAVEUR), 1835–1837

Sale Date: June 23, 1993

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LES AVOCATS, 1865–1867

Honoré Daumier

LES AVOCATS, 1865–1867

Sale Date: June 23, 1993

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LE FARDEAU (LA BLANCHISSEUSE)

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LE FARDEAU (LA BLANCHISSEUSE)

Sale Date: June 22, 1993

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LE COMTE D'ARGOUT, 1850

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LE COMTE D'ARGOUT, 1850

Sale Date: June 22, 1993

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LE PETIT PROPRIETAIRE

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LE PETIT PROPRIETAIRE

Sale Date: June 17, 1993

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LE CHARENTON MINISTERIEL, 1832

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LE CHARENTON MINISTERIEL, 1832

Sale Date: June 16, 1993

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CORTEGE DU COMMANDANT GENERAL DES APOTHICAIRES, 1833

Honoré Daumier

CORTEGE DU COMMANDANT GENERAL DES APOTHICAIRES, 1833

Sale Date: June 16, 1993

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ROBERT MACAIRE

Honoré Daumier

ROBERT MACAIRE

Sale Date: June 16, 1993

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LA COUR DU ROI PETAUD, 1832

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LA COUR DU ROI PETAUD, 1832

Sale Date: June 16, 1993

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PASTORALES, 1846

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PASTORALES, 1846

Sale Date: June 16, 1993

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ROBERT MACAIRE

Honoré Daumier

ROBERT MACAIRE

Sale Date: June 16, 1993

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ROBERT MACAIRE CARICATURANA

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ROBERT MACAIRE CARICATURANA

Sale Date: June 16, 1993

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LES FEMMES SOCIALISTES, 1849

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LES FEMMES SOCIALISTES, 1849

Sale Date: June 16, 1993

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LE FANTOME, 1835

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LE FANTOME, 1835

Sale Date: June 16, 1993

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L'AVOCAT SALUANT

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L'AVOCAT SALUANT

Sale Date: June 17, 1993

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NO TITLES GIVEN

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NO TITLES GIVEN

Sale Date: June 14, 1993

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TRES BIEN! TRES BIEN! VOUS VOUS ETES..., 1834

Honoré Daumier

TRES BIEN! TRES BIEN! VOUS VOUS ETES..., 1834

Sale Date: June 10, 1993

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GAUDRY ET LECOMTE & LE..., 1833–1835

Honoré Daumier

GAUDRY ET LECOMTE & LE..., 1833–1835

Sale Date: June 10, 1993

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AH! CIEL MAMAN...AH! DIEU MA FILLE..., 1845

Honoré Daumier

AH! CIEL MAMAN...AH! DIEU MA FILLE..., 1845

Sale Date: June 10, 1993

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CORTEGE DU COMMANDANT GENERAL DES APOTHICAIRES, 1833

Honoré Daumier

CORTEGE DU COMMANDANT GENERAL DES APOTHICAIRES, 1833

Sale Date: June 10, 1993

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UN BOUQUINISTE DANS L'IVRESSE, 1844

Honoré Daumier

UN BOUQUINISTE DANS L'IVRESSE, 1844

Sale Date: June 10, 1993

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