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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PRIMO SAIGNARE, DEINDE PURGAREPOSTEA..., 1833–1833

Honoré Daumier

PRIMO SAIGNARE, DEINDE PURGAREPOSTEA..., 1833–1833

Sale Date: May 29, 1990

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CONDUCTEUR!. ARRETEZ, 1843–1843

Honoré Daumier

CONDUCTEUR!. ARRETEZ, 1843–1843

Sale Date: May 29, 1990

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UN DINER MAIGRE, 1844–1844

Honoré Daumier

UN DINER MAIGRE, 1844–1844

Sale Date: May 29, 1990

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L'amateur d'art, 1862–1862

Honoré Daumier

L'amateur d'art, 1862–1862

Sale Date: May 24, 1990

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LA CONCIERGE

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LA CONCIERGE

Sale Date: May 22, 1990

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UN ETALAGE (LA DEVANTURE), 1856–1860

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UN ETALAGE (LA DEVANTURE), 1856–1860

Sale Date: May 15, 1990

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LE MEPRISANT (ODIER)

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LE MEPRISANT (ODIER)

Sale Date: May 15, 1990

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LE VENTRE LEGISLATIF, 1834–1834

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LE VENTRE LEGISLATIF, 1834–1834

Sale Date: May 15, 1990

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VOILA| UN FAMEUX TEMPS POUR LES PETITS POIS.

Honoré Daumier

VOILA| UN FAMEUX TEMPS POUR LES PETITS POIS.

Sale Date: May 9, 1990

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TIENS, VOUS VOILA, QUE QUE VOUS AVEZ DONC LA.

Honoré Daumier

TIENS, VOUS VOILA, QUE QUE VOUS AVEZ DONC LA.

Sale Date: May 9, 1990

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ACTUALITIES: UN TRAIN DE PLAISIR..., 1852–1852

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ACTUALITIES: UN TRAIN DE PLAISIR..., 1852–1852

Sale Date: April 19, 1990

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LE SUBTIL (LECOMTE)

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LE SUBTIL (LECOMTE)

Sale Date: March 24, 1990

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L'ENTETE OU VATOUT

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L'ENTETE OU VATOUT

Sale Date: March 24, 1990

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L'IRONISTE OU GALLOIS

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L'IRONISTE OU GALLOIS

Sale Date: March 24, 1990

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INCONNU OU L'HOMME A TETE PLATE (PELET DE LA...

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INCONNU OU L'HOMME A TETE PLATE (PELET DE LA...

Sale Date: March 24, 1990

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LE RUSE OU M. VIENNET

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LE RUSE OU M. VIENNET

Sale Date: March 24, 1990

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Tête d'homme

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Tête d'homme

Sale Date: March 14, 1990

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LES DEUX MEDECINS ET LA MORT

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LES DEUX MEDECINS ET LA MORT

Sale Date: March 14, 1990

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ETUDE D'HOMME

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ETUDE D'HOMME

Sale Date: February 21, 1990

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LE VENTRE LEGISLATIF, 1834–1834

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LE VENTRE LEGISLATIF, 1834–1834

Sale Date: February 15, 1990

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NE VOUS Y FROTTEZ PAS, 1834–1834

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NE VOUS Y FROTTEZ PAS, 1834–1834

Sale Date: February 15, 1990

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L'ANE ET LES DEUX VOLEURS, 1862–1862

Honoré Daumier

L'ANE ET LES DEUX VOLEURS, 1862–1862

Sale Date: February 15, 1990

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ENFONCE LAFAYETTE... ATTRAPPE MON VIEUX, 1834–1834

Honoré Daumier

ENFONCE LAFAYETTE... ATTRAPPE MON VIEUX, 1834–1834

Sale Date: February 15, 1990

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Les bohemiens de Paris

Honoré Daumier

Les bohemiens de Paris

Sale Date: November 30, 1989

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