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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