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Honoré Daumier

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Daumier caricature of exaggerated men in and around a rowboat on a river, one smoking a pipe, others splashing in the water.

Les Tritons de la Seine

1864

Daumier lithograph of exaggerated men struggling to pull a cart labeled République Française with a voting urn on a cobblesto

Ce char marchera toujours...

1849

Lithograph of a man in a top hat smoking a cigar beside a wary woman in a bonnet in a railway compartment.

En Chemin de fer... un voisin agréable (On the Railroad... an agreeable neighbor)

1862

Caricature of a hunter tangled with dogs on the ground while a hare flees, drawn in lithograph by Honoré Daumier, 1864.

Qu'on dise encore que la chasse...

1864

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a man in a wide-brimmed hat reclining on a grassy slope under a pale sky.

Rest in the Country (Sancho Panza)

Pen and ink sketch of courtroom scenes with robed judges, a bench, seated figures and small studies on beige paper.

Scene of the Tribunal (The Verdict)

c. 1865-1867

Pencil sketch study of two large men reclining on the ground with smaller figure sketches in a doorway nearby.

Sheet of Studies with Two Large Men on the Ground

Loose ink sketch of a centaur carrying a woman, one arm raised, set against swirling cloud-like strokes.

Centaur Carrying Off a Woman

Pencil sketch of a rider on a galloping horse with one arm raised and cloak flying behind, on pale paper.

Don Quixote

Pencil and wash sketch on tan paper showing robed figures in interior scenes with a crowd beneath.

Scene in a Palace of Justice

Charcoal sketch on tan paper of three seated men, the central one leaning forward as if reading.

The Reading

Narrow sketch strip with ink and wash figures: a seated woman, a standing man, a bust, and bearded profiles.

Sketches of Various Figures (verso)

1850-75

Narrow sheet of ink and wash figure studies, with a standing woman, seated figures and a crouching figure in gray tones.

Sheet of Studies with a Group of Four Figures to the Right (recto)

1850-75

Ink and wash sketches of figures in groups and profiles, with a bust and notice board, on a long horizontal sheet.

Sheet of Studies with a Group of Four Figures to the Right (recto) Sketches of Various Figures (verso)

third quarter 1800s

Two pencil sketches: a standing man playing guitar with open mouth, and a faint reclining woman leaning on her arm.

Singing Guitarist (recto); Reclining Woman Leaning on Her Arm (verso)

1855/60

Lithograph of a seated, smiling porcelain Buddha figure with a large belly and beads, on a dark background.

Porcelain figure from China (taken from the private collection of Mr. Charles Philipon), plate 416

1834

Black and white lithograph of a bather waving at a passing coach on a riverbank, with a second bather in the water.

A Practical Joke. "Driver! Driver! Do you still have two seats in the rabbit section??,” plate 24 from Les Baigneurs

1842

Caricature of a stooped man and small child facing a large kangaroo in an enclosure, from Daumier's La Société d'Acclimatatio

A Scientist Trying to Befriend his Son with a Great Kangaroo from Central America, plate 3 from La Société D'acclimat…

1858

Caricature lithograph of a top-hatted man talking with two near-nude bathers in a wooden bathhouse, by Daumier, 1839.

“It's important for a man to know how to swim. He is not doing so badly for a start. You could think it's a fish, at…

1839

Daumier lithograph: a top-hatted man faces a gaunt, nearly nude bather in a bathhouse, with French caption below.

A Confession Of Faith. “Yes Sir, I bared my political life in pure sincerity before my country. I was convinced that…

1842

Grey wash drawing of a top-hatted man reading a newspaper beside two shadowy passengers in a railway carriage.

Third Class Carriage

1864

Daumier lithograph of a man in bed beside a tattooed woman smoking a pipe, with a hat and wooden wall in a satirical scene.

A Fair Reward Presented in 1800 by the Un-Prudish Savages of North America to Louis-Philippe of Orléans, surgeon and…

1835

Lithograph of a horned devil and a hooded hermit kneeling before a crucifix, with a cat between them.

When the Devil Grew Old He Became a Hermit, plate 476

1835

Daumier lithograph of a defiant man striding over the words Liberté de la presse as officials and crowned figures react aroun

Don't You Meddle With It!, plate 20

1834

Lithograph of men in period dress climbing and assisting on a rooftop beside a chimney and tricolor flag, by Daumier.

[We got very dirty climbing!]

1879

Daumier lithograph of three witches stirring a cauldron with newspaper banners, a black cat at their feet.

[A bad kitchen]

1879

Grey wash drawing of a wide-eyed man running with arms outstretched across a sketched ground.

The Young Courier

Soft grey sketch of a stooping man carrying a heavy sack over a diagonal plank.

Man Carrying a Sack

Hand-colored caricature lithograph: a man in a top hat gestures toward a seated ape in a hat beside a bald seated man.

Voyez, Mr. Mayeux, cet animal...

1836

Black and white lithograph of two women by water, one kneeling and one standing with a parasol, beneath a French caption.

[Say what you will, Mrs. de Coffignon, even in a bathing suit...]

1879

Colored caricature of two men arguing in a field of white tents, one gesturing wildly and the other with folded arms.

Politician insults his colleague after a discussion

1850

Lithograph of an elderly teacher pinning a medal on a schoolboy while classmates watch, by Honoré Daumier, 1846.

Mr. Alfred Cabassol, seul de la classe vous avez passé toute cette semaine sans vous moucher sur votre manche, receve…

1846

Lithograph of schoolboys scuffling under trees while a stern older man in a dark cap looks on, by Honoré Daumier, 1845.

Jeunes imprudens qui se laissent emporter par le point d'honneur et qui narguent les arrêts de la Cour de Cassation.…

1845

Daumier lithograph of schoolboys crowding and peering over one another, with a top-hatted man reading a newspaper, 1845.

Ce qui nous prouve que, dès le collège, les hommes ne cherchent qu'à se passer pardessus les épaules les uns des autr…

1845

Pen and ink sketch of a sick man in bed flanked by two hooded, cone-capped figures, by Honoré Daumier.

The Imaginary Invalid

1860

Lithograph of a startled man peering from a train window while another man grips the compartment door outside.

Le Danger de s'assoupir en voyage

1843

Daumier lithograph of a stern schoolmaster with a ferule standing over a pupil holding out his hand in a classroom.

LA VIEILLE MÉTHODE. / - Ah! drôle, vous passerez donc toute votre vie à mettre des queues de papier au séant des mouc…

1845

Daumier lithograph of banqueting men in a dramatic interior, with light rays and tablets labeled Patrie and Constitutionnel.

Le Festin de Baltazar-Véron

1850

Le Jour n'est pas plus pur que le fond de mon coeur (Phedre)

1841

Le Jour n'est pas plus pur...

1841

Daumier lithograph of a figure in a conical hat placing a laurel wreath on a bowing man, with onlookers behind.

Le Prochaine distribution de priz a l'Académie Française

1851

Lithograph of an elderly schoolmaster with a pointer at a lectern beside a standing pupil, students seated behind them.

Le Vielle méthode

1845

Daumier lithograph of a distressed father holding a crying baby while two children cry nearby, 1838.

Father with three crying children

1838

Lithograph caricature of a man gesturing with a hand on his chest beside a melancholy veiled woman in a tiara.

Je pars, plus amoureux que je ne fus jamais (Bérénice). Sarjasta Physionomies tragico-classiques

1841

Lithograph of crowded passengers in a railway carriage, men in top hats and women in bonnets, drawn in a satirical style.

Les Chemins de Fer (series of prints)

1843

Lithograph of a crowd in robes and pointed hats watching a rearing horse, with a seated figure on a platform and distant ride

Les Courses de chevaux

1844

Daumier caricature: a woman points at an electoral law box while three exaggerated top-hatted men look on, 1850.

Les Fricoteurs Politiques

1850

Caricature lithograph of a committee of men listening to a reader gesturing beside a table with a manuscript.

Tout-ce-qu'on voudra / Un comite ecoutant la lecture d'une tragedie

Lithograph of crowded bathers splashing in a river beside a wooden ladder, with a French caption below.

The source of the Seine is the Cote d'Or, and it empties into the Channel. On its way it traverses Paris where the in…

1839

Caricature of a general in Turkish costume facing a soldier with a plumed hat, a small figure between them on a flat landscap

[Le général Schlagmann, s'imaginant que le costume donne du courage...]

1879

Lithograph of two reclining men on grass beside an easel and parasol, with trees and hills, satirizing landscape painters at

Landscape Painters at Work, plate 309 from Souvenirs d'artistes

1862

Lithograph of two classically dressed figures, a curly-haired man and a veiled woman, with French caption, by Honoré Daumier.

Mon char, mes javelots, tout cela m'importune. Je ne me souviens plus des leçons de Neptune (Phèdre).Sarjasta Physion…

1841

Daumier lithograph of a shouting man in a rowboat beside a sleeping companion, with a steamboat approaching across calm water

An Unpleasant Encounter, plate sixteen from Les Canotiers Parisiens

1843

Lithograph of a capsized boat with swimmers in a river, a floating top hat, a bridge, and a city riverbank.

A New Way to Float Down the River of Life, plate three from Les Canotiers Parisiens

1843

Caricature of three men in a sailboat, one shouting through a speaking trumpet, with a seaside town behind them.

A Boat Maneuver, plate nine from Les Canotiers Parisiens

1843

Three men in a rowing boat on water, one smoking a pipe and one shouting, with a handwritten dialogue caption below the drawi

An Encounter in Open Water, plate eleven from Les Canotiers Parisiens

1843

Daumier lithograph of two women in bonnets talking, one holding a bread loaf, with men in top hats behind them.

“- Oh, here you are..... what do you have there?..... - Let's not talk about it.... we are having guests, and I just…

1839

Lithograph of an old man in a nightcap warming his hands at a fireplace, with bottles and a teapot on the mantel.

General Mortier, the evening before the battle of Waterloo, plate 456

1835

Lithograph of two men at a window, one peering through a tube while the other looks on, with rooftops beyond.

"Oh! It is as if we were there: the tall one opens her corset and the little one is looking for a flea!," plate 27 fr…

1840

Lithograph of two top-hatted men leaving a Paris shop counter while a shopkeeper watches from behind jars.

“Everything is Paid for? And We Didn't Insult Anyone… Bye,” plate 31 from Types Parisiens

1839

Lithograph of a butcher holding up meat as an elderly woman in a shawl sniffs it, with sausages and hams hanging behind.

“You Sniff the Merchandise… Before Buying It,” plate 32 from Types Parisiens

1839

Lithograph of an elderly bookseller examining a book while two boys in top hats stand before a city book stall.

Twee studenten proberen hun woordenboek Latijn te verkopen

1845

Caricature lithograph of dripping bathers in a wooden swimming school, one man staring anxiously while a head emerges from th

I'm Not Going in There Anymore! - I Think There are Crayfish Down There..., plate one from Les Baigneurs

1839/42

Lithograph of a concierge with a broom in a doorway speaking to a woman with clasped hands, caricature style.

"- My God! Madame Bombec, what happened to you? - Don't mention it, my dear, it's horrible. The world is going from b…

1840

Lithograph of a barber cutting a seated customer's hair while two onlookers whisper at left, caption Un coup de feu.

"Fire!", plate 35 from Types Parisiens

1839

Caricature lithograph of two men in a hat shop, one holding a black top hat while the other looks on.

"It fits you like a glove!," plate 34 from Types Parisiens

1839

Daumier lithograph of an old woman raising a bundle of sticks over a child in a cluttered interior.

The Touch, plate 42 from Types Parisiens

1839

Lithograph of an elderly man holding a bottle and glass beside an open cabinet of bottles, by Honoré Daumier, c. 1839.

The Taste. “Wow! I am not surprised any more why this fellow is so spirited... and he calls me an old beast! Let me h…

c. 1839

Lithograph of a couple in top hat and bonnet gazing at a crescent moon over Parisian rooftops, with a child at right.

Sight, plate 39 from Types Parisiens

August 4, 1839

Lithograph of a woman in a nightcap leaning over a bed while a crying baby lies in a cradle nearby.

Sense of Hearing. “- Wake up Nini!.... I have been calling her for more than an hour, and she always replies: yes Ado…

1839

Lithograph of an older man in a cap sniffing a flower among potted plants, with a birdcage in the background.

Smell, plate 38 from Types Parisiens

1839

Daumier lithograph of two men talking beside railway tracks, one in a top hat holding a cane, with a distant train.

“- What do you mean, there are soon going to be air trains? - But of course, Monsieur... you see, it will then be ver…

1843

Daumier lithograph of a stooping man, a woman raising an umbrella, and a fallen figure in a town street.

Followers of Mr. Cobden, exercising their peaceful functions, plate 5 from Souvenirs Du Congres De La Paix

1849

Daumier lithograph of men crowding a barrier at the Deligny baths entrance, a tall man in front holding his hat.

Entrance to the public baths at Deligny, plate 3 from Croquis D'été

1859

Lithograph of caricatured bathers in the Seine with a crowd on a distant sloping riverbank under a hazy summer sky.

View of the Seine near Asnières during the dog days, plate 2 from Croquis D'été

1854

Lithograph of a seated diner and a standing waiter in a restaurant hall with a crowd and framed paintings behind them.

The Restaurant at the Exhibition. “- No clients at all… aren't these people hungry? - I guess that the hungry ones ar…

1857

Daumier lithograph of top-hatted men on a city street, one whispering to another about an artificial plum company.

“- I'll go public with my business.... this is the right moment... I form a company with a capital of 3 Million Franc…

1856

Daumier lithograph of a top-hatted man arguing with a concierge at her doorway while two boys stand on the stairs behind him.

“- But you told me that children are not allowed in this house... - Sir, these are not children... they are the sons…

1857

Caricature of two street performers on a cobbled street, with a crowd of top-hatted men and a Bourse building behind them.

The Mountebanks. “- Oh Maître Bilboquet, we have had it... these clowns will steal our show! Don't you worry, Gringai…

1839

Lithograph of two nude performers before a row of stern, bearded scientists in a lecture hall, satirical caricature.

The Aztecs before the scientists, plate 211 from Actualités

1855

Caricature lithograph of startled men covering their ears beneath huge bells in a cluttered hall, by Daumier, 1855.

In the bell section, plate 27 from L'exposition Universelle

1855

Lithograph of a stout uniformed man holding an open birdcage as two birds fly away, one perched on his head.

Two Grand Dukes Leaving for Sebastopol, plate 166 from Actualités

1855

Daumier lithograph of three seated men, two holding shotguns and one in a top hat looking alarmed, with a French caption.

“- Inspite of all their assertions that their guns are only loaded with small shots, it is nonetheless annoying to be…

1855

Lithograph of a stout man and a woman in bonnet at an outdoor café table under trees, with glasses and onlookers behind.

On the Champs-Elysées. Tasting of the industrial products of different brewers, plate 18 from L'exposition Universelle

1855

Lithograph of top-hatted men walking a city street, one yawning widely, by Honoré Daumier, 1846.

Promenade hygiénique et sentimentale, légèrement embêtante, mais remplissant parfaitement son but qui est de faire re…

1846

Daumier lithograph: a man in a top hat and spectacles drives a cabriolet while a woman in a bonnet looks on beside him.

[Qu'a donc ma femme á regarder ce cabriolet avec tant d'attention...]

1879

Daumier caricature of two stern teachers in a classroom as a startled pupil gestures beside them, with students seated behind

Vous voyez, monsieur, l'ordre le plus parfait règne dans mon établissement. . . . et ce que vous ne sauriez imaginer,…

1846

Lithograph of a student crowd tossing books into the air while a man in a dark coat stands at center.

UNE ÉMEUTE. / - Po po polisson! . . . je vais dou dou . . . bler tous vos devoirs! . . . - De quoi des devoirs. . . .…

1845

Pencil sketch of a crowd of spectators leaning over a curved balcony rail in a theater box interior.

The Spectators

c. 1860-64

Daumier lithograph of women in wide hooped skirts and bonnets walking with a man in a top hat under bare trees.

New Fashion of the Half-World. Reappearance of the baskets - it seems that these ladies are not yet quite done with t…

published December 4, 1856

Caricature lithograph of a tearful man in a beret with an older bearded man gripping his arm, by Daumier, 1841.

Rodrigue as-tu du coeur? (Le Cid). Sarjasta Physionomies tragico-classiques

1841

Lithograph of a helmeted soldier glancing at a bearded robed figure raising an arm, in a comic tragic-theatre style.

Oui je viens, dans son temple, adorer l'Eternel (Athalie). Sarjasta Physionomies tragico-classiques

1841

Grey wash sketch of a donkey rider facing a lance-bearing knight on a thin horse, with a squire in the scene.

Don Quixote and Sancho Panza

19th century

Black and white lithograph of a uniformed man waving a saber over a map of France, with a lit bomb and figures with a torch b

Emperor Nicolas working in his cabinet, plate 94 from Actualités

1850

Caricature lithograph of two bearded and helmeted classical men with folded arms, one looking upward in disdain.

Achilles and Agamemnon. Achilles: “- And what do I care about your Troy!,” plate one from Physionomies Tragiques

1851

Lithograph of a bespectacled nude man on a bank with arms folded, two wading bathers, and clouds, in an ornate frame.

Neighborhood nymphs, come discreet nymphs Laboulie in these places arrayed with his glasses, Shows himself to your gl…

1850