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Honoré Daumier

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Lithograph of a nude man with a sword belt recoiling in a dark cave while a wild-haired creature crouches beside him, bones o

Oedipe chez le Sphinx

1842

Caricature lithograph of a winged man tending flowers beside a watering can, with cherubs in the sky above.

Berryer mit Flügeln

1850

Pen and brown wash drawing of a horse from behind beside a tree, with a crouching man in a hat and a distant horse.

Don Quijote und Sancho Pansa

Daumier lithograph of a crowded Salon gallery, top-hatted men and bonneted women staring up at hanging paintings, caricatured

A Day When You Do Not Pay-Twenty-Five-Degree Heat (Un jour ou l'on ne paye pas. Vingt-cinq degres de chaleur ), from…

May 17, 1852

Elderly couple on a garden bench gazing at a classical marble statue, with a man in a top hat and a cane beside a woman.

--No matter what one says, old things are always beautiful. --Yes, my dear, but only in marble., from 'As you like it…

January 21, 1850

Lithograph of three people peeking out from draped tents on a shore, with sailboats in a harbor behind them.

À Cherbourg, from "Actualités"

August 11, 1858

Caricature of a sculptor offering a cup to a statue of a woman bending down from a pedestal in a cluttered studio.

Pygmalion, from Histoire Ancienne, published in Le Charivari, December 28, 1842

December 28, 1842

Lithograph of a tall man in a top hat with a cane looking up at a shorter man in a smock and cap, by Daumier, 1869.

Comme ça se redresse vite. .

June 25, 1869

Daumier lithograph of top-hatted gallery visitors crowding before paintings at the 1859 Exposition, with a French caption bel

Cristi,... v'là-t-y un boeuf qui est bien fait!..., from Exposition de 1859, published in Le Charivari, May 4, 1859

May 4, 1859

Daumier caricature of a father raising his hat beside his son, who points toward a domed exposition building in the distance.

-Oh, my son, what a wonderful scene! You see here the exhibition hall of the temple of peace! -Yes, papa, and the mil…

ca. 1867

Lithograph of caricatured men seated in tiered legislative benches around a curved desk with a top hat, by Daumier.

The Legislative belly. View of the ministerial benches in the Improstituted House of 1834, plate 18 from L’Associatio…

1834

Daumier lithograph of top-hatted men viewing paintings, one stooping with a compass and another using a telescope on a tripod

Celebrrrre Jury de Peinture..., published in Le Charivari, March 16, 1840

March 16, 1840

Daumier lithograph of two men: one bundled in winter coat and top hat, the other relaxed in summer clothes, captioned about V

The assemby in Versailles: In January -Wretched winter!... In June -Scoundrel of a summer!...

June 22, 1872

Daumier lithograph: an elderly woman clasps her hands as a young woman watches bouquets thrown from a crowded theater balcony

The mother of the actress, from 'Dramatic sketches,' published in Le Charivari, July 2, 1864

July 2, 1864

Lithograph of three men talking at a café table, one smoking a pipe, with a newspaper and glasses before them.

The ravaged poets' corner, from 'In the pub,' published in Le Charivari, January 7, 1864

January 7, 1864

Lithograph of caricatured legislators seated in tiered rows around a curved desk in a parliamentary chamber.

Le ventre législatif: Aspect des bancs ministériels de la chambre improstituée de 1834

January 1834

Lithograph caricature of a stout man in a dark coat and white cravat, hands in pockets, scowling, by Honoré Daumier.

Portrait M. Baillot

1833

Lithograph of a grotesque clown in checkered costume pulling a stage curtain while audience members watch from the theatre.

Baissez le rideau ...

1834

Lithograph of a caricatured man in a top hat carrying a bundle of sticks and pointing with a cane, with walking figures behin

Ratapoil. Auf den Champs Elysées

1851

Daumier lithograph: a kneeling man is struck on the head with a cudgel by a standing woman in a satirical scene.

Le Sire de Berryer ...

1851

Caricature lithograph of seated legislative deputies in tiered rows, many dozing, with a top hat on the curved desk.

Le ventre législatif

1834

Daumier lithograph of a seated bespectacled director at a table with two women in dark dresses beside him, with French captio

Pardon, monsieur le directeur..., from "Naïvetés"

March 21, 1859

Daumier lithograph of a defiant man standing on a slab reading Liberté de la presse, with officers and crowned figures strugg

Ne vous y frottez pas!!

1834

Engraving of a crowd in top hats and bonnets on a night street under a gas lamp, faces showing worry and unease.

Sortant du Drame

19th century

Daumier lithograph of caricatured bathers in a wooden steam room, one man recoiling beside a grimacing heavyset figure.

Je n'y redescends plus! (Les Baigneurs)

1839

Lithograph of bathers in a pool: a man leaps from a ledge while two swimmers splash in the water below.

Fausse position!!! (Les Baigneurs)

1839

Daumier lithograph of crowded bathers in a river, men and boys splashing near a wooden ladder, with a dog and hanging laundry

Die Badenden (Les Baigneurs 4)

1839

Daumier lithograph of three elderly women in shawls and bonnets, one holding a candle, discussing the comet of 1857.

On dit qu'on commence déja à la voir (La Comète de 1857, Blatt 1)

1857

Daumier lithograph of a top-hatted man gesturing at a clerk behind a counter, with French caption below.

J'en voulons point d'vot' billet (La Comète de 1857, Blatt 2)

1857

Daumier lithograph of two men on rooftops, one leaning from a window and one looking up from a chimney, with city buildings b

Eh! bien, voisin,... (La Comète de 1857, Blatt 3)

1857

Lithograph of two men in heavy coats talking in a gallery with framed paintings, with French caption beneath.

Moissieu, j'quittons vot' service... (La Comète de 1857, Blatt 4)

1857

Daumier lithograph of two men on a night street, one pointing up at a comet while the other gazes skyward with an umbrella.

La voyez-vous, la comete? (La Comète de 1857, Blatt 5)

1857