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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LES TROIS COMMERES, 1855–1855

Honoré Daumier

LES TROIS COMMERES, 1855–1855

Sale Date: December 5, 1990

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UNE GRAND' MAMAN

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UNE GRAND' MAMAN

Sale Date: November 15, 1990

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DON QUIXOTE ET SANCHO PANSA

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DON QUIXOTE ET SANCHO PANSA

Sale Date: November 15, 1990

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GRAND PLACEMENT D'ACTIONS

Honoré Daumier

GRAND PLACEMENT D'ACTIONS

Sale Date: November 15, 1990

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CATALOGUE DE L'OEUVRE LITHOGRAPHIE ET GRAVE DE

Honoré Daumier

CATALOGUE DE L'OEUVRE LITHOGRAPHIE ET GRAVE DE

Sale Date: November 15, 1990

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LE CHARIVARI

Honoré Daumier

LE CHARIVARI

Sale Date: November 15, 1990

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LA CARICATURE

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LA CARICATURE

Sale Date: November 15, 1990

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UN AVOCAT PLAINDANT

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UN AVOCAT PLAINDANT

Sale Date: November 14, 1990

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LE TAMBOUR OU LE SALTIMBANQUE

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LE TAMBOUR OU LE SALTIMBANQUE

Sale Date: November 14, 1990

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ROBERT MACAIRE JOURNALISTE & UN..., 1836–1837

Honoré Daumier

ROBERT MACAIRE JOURNALISTE & UN..., 1836–1837

Sale Date: November 14, 1990

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ENFONCE LAFAYETTE!...ATTRAPE MON VIEUX!, 1834–1834

Honoré Daumier

ENFONCE LAFAYETTE!...ATTRAPE MON VIEUX!, 1834–1834

Sale Date: November 14, 1990

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LES CHEMINS DE FER, 1855–1855

Honoré Daumier

LES CHEMINS DE FER, 1855–1855

Sale Date: November 14, 1990

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TITLE HAS NOT BEEN GIVEN

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TITLE HAS NOT BEEN GIVEN

Sale Date: November 3, 1990

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VIENNET (SENATOR)

Honoré Daumier

VIENNET (SENATOR)

Sale Date: October 12, 1990

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MERE ET ENFANT

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MERE ET ENFANT

Sale Date: October 3, 1990

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36 KARRIKATUREN

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36 KARRIKATUREN

Sale Date: September 25, 1990

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35 KARRIKATUKEN

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35 KARRIKATUKEN

Sale Date: September 25, 1990

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Mademoiselle constitutionnel, 1834–1834

Honoré Daumier

Mademoiselle constitutionnel, 1834–1834

Sale Date: July 24, 1990

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Physionomies tragico-classiques & Actualites

Honoré Daumier

Physionomies tragico-classiques & Actualites

Sale Date: July 24, 1990

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Les Beaux Jours de la Vie and Les Cens de...

Honoré Daumier

Les Beaux Jours de la Vie and Les Cens de...

Sale Date: July 22, 1990

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THREE LITHOGRAPHS FROM 'LE CHARIVARI'

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THREE LITHOGRAPHS FROM 'LE CHARIVARI'

Sale Date: July 6, 1990

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LES PLILANTHROPES DU JOUR

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LES PLILANTHROPES DU JOUR

Sale Date: July 5, 1990

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Aux bains à quatre sons

Honoré Daumier

Aux bains à quatre sons

Sale Date: June 28, 1990

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Jäger mit Hund entdeckt einen gestürzten Reiter...

Honoré Daumier

Jäger mit Hund entdeckt einen gestürzten Reiter...

Sale Date: June 28, 1990

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