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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L'EPICIER QUI N'ETAIT PAS BETE...

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L'EPICIER QUI N'ETAIT PAS BETE...

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LA CINQUIEME (SIC)ACTE A LA GAITE

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LA CINQUIEME (SIC)ACTE A LA GAITE

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LE PROCUREUR-GENERAL PLOUGOULM

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LE PROCUREUR-GENERAL PLOUGOULM

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JACQUINOT-GODART

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JACQUINOT-GODART

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NE VOUS Y FROTTEZ PAS

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NE VOUS Y FROTTEZ PAS

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UN CAUCHEMAR

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UN CAUCHEMAR

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TRES HAUTS ET TRES PUISSANTS MOUTARDS ET...

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TRES HAUTS ET TRES PUISSANTS MOUTARDS ET...

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COURAGE...NOUS AURONS TOUJOURS DU PAIN

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COURAGE...NOUS AURONS TOUJOURS DU PAIN

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DES VICTIMES DE LA REVOLUTION

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DES VICTIMES DE LA REVOLUTION

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LES BONS BOURGEOIS ENFANTILLAGES ACTUALITES

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LES BONS BOURGEOIS ENFANTILLAGES ACTUALITES

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LA SALLE DES VENTES DANS LA SALLE DES VENTES

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LA SALLE DES VENTES DANS LA SALLE DES VENTES

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BON BOURGEOIS & LES BEAUX JOURS DE LA VIE & ...

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BON BOURGEOIS & LES BEAUX JOURS DE LA VIE & ...

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LE PATROUILLOTISME CHASSANT LE PATRIOTISME DU...

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LE PATROUILLOTISME CHASSANT LE PATRIOTISME DU...

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ASPECT DE LA SEINE DE PARIS A CHATOU

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ASPECT DE LA SEINE DE PARIS A CHATOU

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LE REMBOURSEMENT DES 45 CENTIMES, 1851

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LE REMBOURSEMENT DES 45 CENTIMES, 1851

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L'ANE ET LES DEUX VOLEURS, 1862

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L'ANE ET LES DEUX VOLEURS, 1862

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LE BUVEUR

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LE BUVEUR

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GRUPPE MED TRE PERSONER BETRAGTER EN TJENER

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GRUPPE MED TRE PERSONER BETRAGTER EN TJENER

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DECLARATION THE FAMILY

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DECLARATION THE FAMILY

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DECLARATION THE FAMILY

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DECLARATION THE FAMILY

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BOHEMIENS DE PARIS, 1841–1842

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BOHEMIENS DE PARIS, 1841–1842

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22 Bll. aus unterschiedlichen Folgen, 1840–1864

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22 Bll. aus unterschiedlichen Folgen, 1840–1864

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LE CHARENTON MINISTERIEL LA COUR DU..., 1832–1833

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LE CHARENTON MINISTERIEL LA COUR DU..., 1832–1833

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LA COUR DU ROI PETAUD PRIMO SAIGNARE,..., 1832–1846

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LA COUR DU ROI PETAUD PRIMO SAIGNARE,..., 1832–1846

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