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

Related Artists

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

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Honoré Daumier (3,047 results)
JE VOUS ARRETE MAUVAIS SUJET, 1852

Honoré Daumier

JE VOUS ARRETE MAUVAIS SUJET, 1852

Sale Date: June 12, 1991

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A LA PORTE DE L'ELYSEE, 1850

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A LA PORTE DE L'ELYSEE, 1850

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LE PUBLIC DU SALON, 1852

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LE PUBLIC DU SALON, 1852

Sale Date: June 12, 1991

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A LA SANTE DU RAISIN, 1852

Honoré Daumier

A LA SANTE DU RAISIN, 1852

Sale Date: June 12, 1991

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UN DIALOGUE A LA POINTE SAINTE EUSTACHE, 1853

Honoré Daumier

UN DIALOGUE A LA POINTE SAINTE EUSTACHE, 1853

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ENFONCE LE SERVICE, 1831

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ENFONCE LE SERVICE, 1831

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LE JOUR DE LA DISTRIBUTION DES PRIX, 1855

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LE JOUR DE LA DISTRIBUTION DES PRIX, 1855

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CELUI-LA, ON PEUT LE METTRE EN LIBERTE, 1834

Honoré Daumier

CELUI-LA, ON PEUT LE METTRE EN LIBERTE, 1834

Sale Date: June 12, 1991

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BAISSEZ LE RIDEAU, LA FARCE EST JOUEE, 1834

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BAISSEZ LE RIDEAU, LA FARCE EST JOUEE, 1834

Sale Date: June 12, 1991

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ACTUALITES, 1857

Honoré Daumier

ACTUALITES, 1857

Sale Date: June 12, 1991

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L'INCONVENIENT DES DOMESTIQUES AYANT TROP DE , 1852

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L'INCONVENIENT DES DOMESTIQUES AYANT TROP DE , 1852

Sale Date: June 12, 1991

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LA BOITE AUX LETTRES..., 1838–1839

Honoré Daumier

LA BOITE AUX LETTRES..., 1838–1839

Sale Date: May 31, 1991

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KARIKATURBLATTER AUS CHARIVARI

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KARIKATURBLATTER AUS CHARIVARI

Sale Date: May 30, 1991

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LE RATAPOIL, 1850–1925

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LE RATAPOIL, 1850–1925

Sale Date: May 27, 1991

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LA SOUPE, 1855–1858

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LA SOUPE, 1855–1858

Sale Date: May 24, 1991

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L'AVOCAT, 1958

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L'AVOCAT, 1958

Sale Date: May 12, 1991

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TETE D'HOMME.

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TETE D'HOMME.

Sale Date: May 9, 1991

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TROIS SPECTATEURS.

Honoré Daumier

TROIS SPECTATEURS.

Sale Date: May 9, 1991

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ETIENNE, 1832

Honoré Daumier

ETIENNE, 1832

Sale Date: May 7, 1991

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TYPES PARISIENS: ENSEMBLE DE QUATRE..., 1841–1842

Honoré Daumier

TYPES PARISIENS: ENSEMBLE DE QUATRE..., 1841–1842

Sale Date: May 4, 1991

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CARICATURRANA. PARIS, 1836-1838. , 1836–1838

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CARICATURRANA. PARIS, 1836-1838. , 1836–1838

Sale Date: May 3, 1991

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Ratapoil

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Ratapoil

Sale Date: April 17, 1991

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TWO FIGURAL STUDIES

Honoré Daumier

TWO FIGURAL STUDIES

Sale Date: March 24, 1991

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Profile portrait of a gentleman

Attributed to Honoré Daumier

Profile portrait of a gentleman

Sale Date: March 24, 1991

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