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Honoré Daumier

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Pencil sketch of a standing man in a tall hat and flowing cloak, on cream paper.

Lawyer

Charcoal sketch of a dancer balanced on pointe with a billowing skirt, drawn on tan paper.

Dancer

Ink and graphite sketch of a seated woman with curly hair and a sheer veil across her face, arm resting in her lap.

Woman with Veil

Head of a Man

Hand-colored lithograph of a heavyset man in green coat tasting red wine at a dinner table, with a bottle and oyster shell.

Bordeaux-Laffite

1836

Hand-colored caricature of a woman, dandy and soldier on a balcony looking down at grotesque crowd faces below.

O qu'ils sont laids!

1836

Brown wash drawing of two older men in bust view, one with hand raised near his face, against a shaded background.

Two Drinkers

1860-79

Daumier lithograph: crowned figure of France measures caricatured men with a rod, satirizing elections, 1869.

France preparing to get her candidates to pass muster under the measure of standards, plate 73 from Actualités

1869

Lithograph caricature of a man in a cap above a colored shield with crutches and banners, plate 156 from Célébrités de la Car

Ch. De Lam...., plate 156 from Célébrités de la Caricature

1832

Caricature lithograph of a man with glasses and exaggerated features, above a colored emblem of crossed scissors and banners.

D'Arg...., plate 188 from Célébrités de la Caricature

1832

Lithograph caricature of a heavyset man in a long coat grinning and holding rolled papers labeled improvisation.

Mr. Pot De Naz.., plate 270 from Célébrités de la Caricature

1833

Lithograph of a caricatured standing man in a long coat and waistcoat, head bowed, with the caption Mr. Vieux-Niais.

Mr. Vieux-Niais, plate 278 from Célébrités de la Caricature

1833

Mr. Benjamin Dudessert, plate 287 from Célébrités de la Caricature

1833

Lithograph caricature of a stout man in a dark overcoat holding a top hat and wearing pince-nez, by Daumier, 1833.

Mr. D'argo .., plate 292 from Célébrités de la Caricature

1833

Lithograph caricature of a stout man in a dark frock coat, hands behind his back, with a scowling face.

Mr. Prune, plate 288 from Célébrités de la Caricature

1833

Lithograph of two thieves wrestling on a hillside as a donkey runs off across a ridge in the distance.

The Ass and Two Thieves, plate 75 from Souvenirs d’artistes

1862

Daumier lithograph of a top-hatted dandy and a shabby man with a cane on a rainy street beside a horse and carriage.

“- Taxi Monsieur? Taxi? - I don't even have enough to walk,” plate 8 from Émotions De Parisiens

1839

Daumier lithograph of a man with umbrella in rain as a woman in bonnet hands him a handkerchief on a cobbled street.

“Monsieur, Monsieur, here's your handkerchief. Madame has put some Eau de Cologne on it and she said you should ask a…

1842

Daumier lithograph of a smiling man raising a patent document and holding a syringe device, with a woman seen from behind.

Another Great Man. “I have it in my hand, my dear... here it is in writing.... this document confirms that my inventi…

1844

Lithograph of a stooped man in a top hat gathering cigar stubs while two men in top hats smoke on a cobblestone street.

The Collector of Cigar Stubs. “When will these buggers finally have finished smoking! They're bailiff's clerks; they…

1841

Daumier lithograph of a weary father carrying a child on his shoulders in a crowd watching fireworks over a city at night.

At the Fireworks Display. A father is a draft horse, provided by nature, plate 33 from Moeurs Conjugales and plate 14…

1840

Caricature of a coachman with a whip atop a carriage speaking with a top-hatted gentleman reaching up from the street.

“- Coachman, are you booked? - No, citizen. - Well then: 'you'd rather accept being advised than hired out?,'” plate…

1842

Colored caricature of a man in a green apron standing among laboratory glassware and a furnace.

Jean-Baptiste-André Dumas carrying out a chemical procedure. Coloured lithograph by H. Daumier

Lithograph of a heavyset balding man seated in a chair, head bowed, hand on chest, captioned Siméon.

Siméon, plate 521

1835

Charcoal portrait of a seated young girl in a lace bonnet and shawl, hands folded, looking toward the viewer.

Girl

1830

Lithograph of a man in a dark coat gazing at a marble bust on a pedestal beside a pink press poster.

[Decidedly I resemble him!]

1879

Caricature lithograph of top-hatted men and dogs judging a painting, with a figure peering from behind the canvas.

[Caricatures of the day Nº81]

1879

Colored caricature of two men in ancient-style robes carrying green folders, glancing up at each other with serious faces.

[The modern augurs]

1879

Colored caricature of two frightened scarecrow-like figures on poles beneath flying money bags marked 1000.

[Not reassured the écus!]

1879

Daumier lithograph of three caricatured men struggling up a steep path toward a statue labeled Republique Francaise.

CURRENT EVENTS. A dangerous path

1850

Daumier lithograph of a robed lawyer in a top hat reading a paper in an arched corridor, with other men behind him.

[The people of justice]

1879

Hand-colored lithograph of Vulcan in a red tunic throwing a net over two figures hidden among roses, with a classical temple

Les Filets de Vulcain. Ce vilain serrurier sachant que son epouse...from Histoire Ancienne

1842

Pencil sketch of two men, one bearded with wavy hair in the foreground, the other partly hidden behind him at left.

Two Men

Hand-colored caricature of a startled man and a woman in a crowd watching an orangutan behind bars at a menagerie.

Bobonne... ne le regarde pas tant!

1836

Hand-colored caricature lithograph: a man in a suit gestures at a woman in a bonnet grasping a heavy seated figure, while a b

Dieu de Dieu! mais c'est un pppolisson...

1836

Hand-colored caricature of a grimacing man in a patterned robe and turban, holding a glass of medicine in a red armchair.

La Potion

1836

Hand-colored caricature of a bespectacled man pouring from a carafe while absorbed in an open book at a dinner table.

Une lecture entrainante

1836

Hand-colored print of a man eating an oyster at a table with plates of oysters, a wine bottle and glass.

L'amateur d'huitres

1836

Hand-colored caricature of a man in a plum coat leaning over a plate at a dinner table with wine and bread.

Le bon morceau

1836

Hand-colored caricature lithograph of a bald man with a large nose combing a dark brown wig, by Honoré Daumier.

Fameuse perruque

1836

La renommée des glaces

1836

Hand-colored caricature of a stout older man in a top hat taking a pinch of snuff, leaning on a cane.

La bonne prise

1836

Hand-colored caricature of a heavyset man with eyes closed, smoking a long pipe beside a table with a glass.

Le vrai Fumeur

1836

Hand-colored lithograph of a startled bearded man in spectacles reading a letter beside a razor and shaving soap.

Oh! ma femme est morte!

1836

Hand-colored lithograph of a man counting coins at a dining table over a bill, by Honoré Daumier, 1837.

La carte a payer

1837

Hand-colored caricature of an elderly man in top hat with rifle and pocket watch, captioned Encore une heure, by Daumier.

Encore une heure!!

1837

Caricature lithograph of a long-nosed man in a cloak leaning on a wall, gesturing with one hand, by Daumier.

Mr. Joliv . . . , pl. 346 from the series Célébrités de la Caricature (Celebrities from La Caricature), from the jour…

1833

Lithograph of two top-hatted men on a street, one gripping the other's coat, with a French caption about Mr. Green's balloon.

[So we have stolen Mr. Green's balloon?]

1879

Daumier caricature of two men in top hats seated side by side in an omnibus, one glancing sideways at the other.

Caricature of two men in an omnibus

1843

Satirical lithograph of a traveler in checked trousers being searched by Chinese customs officials who hold up his wig.

Frenchman is searched by Chinese customs

1844

[There was a crowd recently at the Conciergerie...]

1879

Lithograph of a seated man with a dog and parrot beside an elderly woman drinking tea in a draped interior.

[Les Canichomanes nº5]

1879

Daumier lithograph of two men in top hats and a woman in a long gown meeting near a deer behind a lattice fence.

Madame Cabassol se promène sentimentalement au jardin des plantes avec le plus jeune ami de son époux. Recontre inopi…

1845

Lithograph of a street clothes dealer in a tall hat, calling out, carrying bundled garments over his shoulder on a cobbleston

Le Marchand d'habits

1842

Lithograph of caricatured men in top hats and cloaks on a cobblestone street, one gripping a walking stick.

Le Md de chaines de suretés

1840

Hand-colored caricature of a hunter with a shotgun and dog, looking up at birds flying above a leafy bush.

Ah! Sapristi. . . . je crois que ce sont des oiseaux de proie. . . . ils mangeaient du raisin! . . (- Oh damnation. .…

1847

Lithograph of a stout caricatured man in top hat and long coat with a cane, standing before a domed building and city skyline

Le Membre de toutes les Académies

1842

Lithograph of a doctor in a top hat holding a watch, facing a nurse in a white cap who gestures with open hands.

Le Médecin et la garde malade

1840

Lithograph of a stooped man in a top hat picking up cigar ends on a cobbled street while two gentlemen talk nearby.

Le Ramasseur de bouts de cigares

1841

Lithograph of a top-hatted man beside carriage number 13 as a passenger looks out, with city buildings behind.

Le Recors

1841

Daumier lithograph of a showman gesturing at seated caricatured figures on a stage while a man collects coins from a barrel.

Vous voyez ici les grandes célébrités de la France littéraire, musicale et artistique, ils ont tous 36 pieds au desso…

1843

Lithograph of a man grooming a dog on a street as a woman with a basket watches beside a dog-grooming shop sign.

Le Tondeur de chiens

1842

Daumier lithograph of a man gesturing at a woman seen from behind in a dim interior with a wall lamp.

Le jaune d'oeuf n'a pas été assez battu...

1846

Lithograph of two men in top hats fighting in a city street while onlookers watch, by Honoré Daumier, 1849.

Les Amis de la paix - Résultat de descours Coquerel...

1849

Daumier lithograph of a man in a hat and cloak kissing a stern-faced woman's cheek, with French caption below.

Les Beaux Jours de la Vie (series of prints)

1844

Daumier lithograph of a man in a patterned robe dusting beside a marble bust of a woman on an ornate table.

Dire qu' Arsinoé n'était pas contente d'être portraiturée, Daguerréotypée, lithographiée et biographiée!. . .il faut…

1844

Daumier lithograph of a woman in a black gown exhaling smoke beside a man in checkered stockings holding cloth, 1844.

Dis donc. . . mon mari. . . j'ai bien envie d'appeler mon drame Arthur et d'intituler mon enfant Oscar!. . . mais non…

1844

Daumier lithograph of an older man in a top hat with cane gesturing at a younger man, satirical caricature from 1837.

Exploitation de la Paternité. / Ah ! Mon fils, ne perdez jamais la piété filiale, souvenez vous toujours qu’un père e…

1837

Colored lithograph of a smoking man in a brown coat regarding a laurel wreath on a yellow shield marked Sadowa anniversary.

[It doesn't matter, the laurels have yellowed a bit since last year]

1879

Lithograph of tumbling top-hatted men with wings and feathers falling through a sky under a sun labeled Février 1848.

Les Nouveaux Icares

1850

Daumier lithograph: a kneeling father bends over a basin while a standing child watches beside a water pitcher.

Les Papas (series of prints)

1846

Lithograph of a stooped man in a frock coat leaning toward a grilled counter where another man reaches through, with a top ha

Les Philantropes du Jour (series of prints)

1844

Lithograph of a caricatured tenor on stage in a cape and costume, gesturing to seated theater audience members below.

Les Promesses d'un ténor

1842

Lithograph of a cloaked woman gesturing toward Paris-style theatre facades, with costumed actresses on a balcony above.

Les Reines des théâtres du boulevard...

1858

Lithograph of a couple in period dress on a city street, the man in a top hat, the woman in a feathered hat, with a crowd beh

Les Étrangers dévisagés par eux-mêmes

1844

Caricature lithograph of seated man with oversized head, crossed arms, and an open book beside him.

Léon Faucher

1849

Daumier lithograph of a bored man seated by a desk while his wife lies sprawled among books, with a top hat and cane.

Ma Femme reste bien long-temps à ce banquet...

1849

Daumier lithograph of three women in long skirts reacting dramatically while one gestures, with French caption below.

Ma chère, notre comédie en deux actes vient d'être refusée au Théâtre Français!...

1852

Colored lithograph of newspaper sellers on a cobbled street, a man in a top hat reading a paper, with a French caption.

Krantenverkoopsters

1848

Daumier lithograph of a man pressing a satirical printing press, with a bundle of papers in the foreground, 1833.

Lodewijk Filips I van Frankrijk onder een drukpers

1833

Lithograph of a seated woman in white drapery gazing sadly at the sea beside rocks, with birds overhead.

Calypso, from the series Histoire Ancienne (40)

1842

Daumier lithograph of two men on a riverbank, one holding an oar and smoking a pipe, with city buildings and boats behind the

All Right Rigobert, My Old Friend…, plate one from Les Canotiers Parisiens

1843

Daumier lithograph of a dripping man before a seated official at a desk, with a guard at a window and handwritten caption bel

A Man Saved Against his Will, plate seven from Les Canotiers Parisiens

1843

Lithograph of a man in a paper cap working a large printing press while a figure sits trapped beneath it.

"So, you want to meddle with the press!," plate 319

1833

Lithograph caricature of a scowling man with curled hair and a cravat, captioned Le passé, Le présent, L'avenir.

The Past, the Present, the Future, plate 349

1834

Black and white lithograph of an officer aiming a mortar that launches a man in a top hat above a watching crowd.

A large mortar with a short range, plate 488

1834

Daumier lithograph of a tall officer beside a yawning, stretching man in a shirt and armchair, with French caption.

aaaah!!... and I dreamt that I had fought courageously!,” plate 304

1833

Caricature of a grimacing seated man in a white robe as a barber leans over him with a razor, hats and coat on the wall.

[Diable! Diable!]

1879

Caricature of a stout officer with folded arms watching a distant hunter fire at birds, from Daumier's 1867 Actualités plate

“-What a shame that I am not allowed go hunting,” plate 180 from Actualitiés

1867

Lithograph of seated men in top hats looking toward a standing female figure labeled France, by Honoré Daumier, 1869.

Run-Off Elections. “- Will she invite me for a second waltz?,” plate 114 from Actualités

1869

Lithograph of a man raising his top hat to a fishmonger's stall of lobsters while a bonnetted woman stands beside him.

[Croquades politiques nº26]

1879

Lithograph of a woman in a bonnet and shawl leaving while a man feeds a baby seated at a table.

Adieu, mon cher, je vais chez mes éditeurs;. . . je ne rentrerai probablement que fort tard. . . ne manquez pas de do…

1844

Daumier lithograph of three women at a tea table by a fireplace, one speaking earnestly while another listens.

Suivez bien mon raisonnement, Eudoxie. . .tout doit tendre à un but humanitaire, en conséquence chaque ligne que nous…

1844

Caricature of a man in a top hat examining a painting closely with a magnifying glass in a gallery.

Man bekijkt een schilderij door een vergrootglas

1847

Lithograph of a disheveled drunkard in a long coat standing in a street, with his hat on the ground and passersby behind him.

The Drunkard, from Le Charivari

Published March 3, 1834

Lithograph of two ragpickers with baskets talking beside a shop displaying caricature prints on a cobbled street.

Twee lompenhandelaren bespreken een prent

1830