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Honoré Daumier

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Daumier lithograph of a caricatured astronomer in a starred hat opening a cage of ducks as a comet with a face streaks right.

L'astronome allemand lachant un fameux canard (La Comète de 1857, Blatt 6)

1857

Daumier lithograph: men lean from tall windows with upturned, gaping faces while a crowd gathers in a dim Paris street below.

Aspect que commencent déjà à avoir chaque soir les rues de Paris (La Comète de 1857, Blatt 7)

1857

Daumier lithograph: a thin man in a long coat watches a woman clasping a small dog and looking upward in an interior room.

Je n'ai pas peur de la mort pour moi (La Comète de 1857, Blatt 8)

1857

Satirical lithograph of a courtroom with robed lawyers and judges, a lawyer leaning on the rostrum and a seated defendant in

The defense compliments the talent of the prosecution, while the Attorney General admires the eloquence of the defens…

1846

Lithograph of a courtroom with robed judges reading documents while lawyers sit at a bench, with satirical caption below.

“- The Court, having weighed the evidence and apportioned the advantage accruing from the dereliction, abrogates the…

1845

Satirical lithograph of a lawyer pleading before drowsy judges in black robes, one asleep with mouth open.

“Yes, they would plunder this orphan, whom I cannot necessarily describe as being young, since he is fifty-seven year…

1845

Lithograph of a painter from behind, palette in hand, painting an exaggerated self-portrait in a cluttered studio.

Self-Portrait of a Frenchman, plate 2 from Scénes D'ateliers

published March 29, 1849

Daumier lithograph of top-hatted men and bonnet-wearing women gathered near musicians on a platform, with two men in a tense

“- So, Gringalet from Paris!.... you will dance twice with my Catherine ...... try again now to make sheep's eyes at…

published October 28, 1845

Lithograph of two top-hatted Parisian men talking at a café counter while a waiter with glasses watches them.

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

published June 4, 1842

Lithograph of two men dining on oysters at a table with wine, by Honoré Daumier, 1845.

The Return of the Oyster Season. “- I could eat twelve dozens of them… just imagine that there are people who don't l…

published March 31, 1845

Lithograph of two top-hatted Parisian men conversing on a city street, by Honoré Daumier, 1841.

Great Times for Small Fry..., plate 7 from Types Parisiens

published May 29, 1841

Lithograph of a woman treating a seated man's head while his reflection in an oval mirror looks on, with caption text below.

An Exaggerated Rejuvenation. “Just two or three sessions with me, Monsieur, and anyone who still claims to find a gre…

published March 27, 1845

Lithograph of a schoolmaster with folded arms facing boys in top hats trying on a new uniform, by Honoré Daumier, 1846.

The pupils of the Institute Pascareau are trying their new school uniform which makes them look a little like the gre…

published May 16, 1846

Daumier lithograph of a heavyset seated Roman in a toga beside a standing soldier, with shop signs and caption below.

Marius At Carthage. Soldier, say to the senate that in my noble poverty I have taken for a chair a ruin And if I were…

published November 13, 1842

Daumier lithograph of Diogenes holding a cup before Alcibiades in a garland, with a crowd and barrel behind them.

Diogenes and Alcibiades at the Odeon. “- Ah... it's modern....what a man!,” plate 121 from Actualités

published January 23, 1846

“Thy hand cometh to slay Britannicus, thy brother. I foresee thy blows will soon hit thy mother,” plate 7 from Physio…

published April 6, 1841

Lithograph of a father in a top hat carrying a child, with a woman in a shawl walking beside him on a cobbled street.

“- Yes alright, but the poor boy's belly is hurting,” plate 13 from Les Papas

published June 30, 1847

Lithograph of a seated man holding a child on his lap, with a woman behind them, in a caricature style.

“My sister was saying yesterday, she thinks you are just too ugly!,” plate 37 from Croquis D 'expressions

published November 22, 1838

Lithograph of three figures in Chinese dress arguing, one holding a newspaper, with French caption text below.

Chinese Talking Politics. Thanks to antiquity and the stability of the Constitution of China, this country is extreme…

published December 18, 1844

Caricature lithograph of a plumed armored ruler beside a draped woman and a kneeling painter holding a palette.

Apelles and Campaste. Aware that Apelles was wasting away with love Alexander gave him Campeste and above the first a…

published November 30, 1842

Daumier lithograph of men in black suits carrying a tip box in a mock funeral procession, with a cane-holding onlooker at rig

The Waiter in Black Suits. Funeral of the tip box, plate 2 from Croquis Parisiens

published April 27, 1855

Lithograph of figures battling heavy rain at night while fireworks glow faintly in the sky above them.

The Evening of the National Holiday. It never fails... you go out to see the fireworks, and all you get is waterworks…

published August 21, 1844

Daumier lithograph of two men talking at a desk with a ledger, stacked goods and shutters behind them.

“- Yes, my dear Badoulard... I will open a department store even more philanthropic and greater than anything that ex…

published February 26, 1845

Lithograph of a top-hatted gentleman shaking hands with a smiling older woman as a ragged man lifts his hat and a child grabs

The Election Hoax. “My dear friend... do not think that I have come to ask you for your vote. I respect the independe…

1844

Daumier lithograph of rows of stout, caricatured deputies seated on tiered legislative benches, with a top hat on the desk.

The Legislative Belly

January 1834

Lithograph of crowned children on a rocking horse with a seated woman and a figure holding a scepter, French caption below.

Very Haughty and Very Mighty Legitimist Brats

February 1834

Caricature lithograph of a man in a laurel wreath holding a report against the press, pointing up stairs, with French caption

Chasseloup-Laubat

1850

Daumier lithograph of a man and woman on a sofa while an older man peeks through a door at right.

Ma bonne amie, puis-je entrer!. . .as-tu fini de collaborer avec monsieur?(My dear, may I come in!. . . have you fini…

1844

Lithograph of a drawing master with spectacles correcting a seated student's sketch of a figure, with a plumb line and a clas

Mission pénible et délicate du professeur de dessin, c'est à lui qu'est reservée constamment la tâche difficile de re…

1846

Lithograph of two women in bonnets beside a poster advertising Daumier's forty caricatures, Les Bas Bleus, 1844.

Voyez-donc un peu, Isménie!. . .comment le Gouvernement permet-il d'afficher de pareilles turpitudes?. . .(Have a loo…

1844

Daumier lithograph of a woman reading a book at a stove while an angry man in a coat watches in a kitchen.

Allons bon!. . .la v'là qui au lieu de lait, verse du cirage dans mon chocolat!. . .satané roman va! (There now. . .i…

1844

Hand-colored caricature of a man in a yellow robe gesturing at a patient in a green vest who holds his jaw, in a room with a

Robert Macaire, dentist. “- Damnit Doctor, you pulled out two good teeth and left the two bad ones. - (Robert Macaire…

1838/39