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Honoré Daumier

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Lithograph of a man seated in a library speaking to a veiled widow in black who wipes her eyes with a handkerchief.

La veuve

c. 1846

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

Lithograph of top-hatted men and women and a child on a Sunday walk, with a cow behind a fence at right.

Le Dimanche au Jardin des Plantes

1862

Lithograph of two men in an interior, one gripping the other's arm while the other crosses his arms and looks up.

Il y a la guerre... les loyers vont... diminuer...

1859

Lithograph of two men in an interior, one holding a paper and the other scowling with hands in pockets, by Daumier.

Pourriez-vous me dire...? J'ai la grippe!...

1858

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

Figure of a Man

1808

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)

1808

Ink and wash drawing of an elderly woman with lowered eyes wearing a white head scarf, shoulders draped in muted red and blue

Old Woman Seated

1808

Pencil sketch on pale paper showing a crouching nude bather at lower left and a standing and seated figure above.

Bathers

1808

Study of a Man

1808

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

The Smoker

1808

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

1808

Pen and ink sketch sheet with several figure studies, embracing and kneeling men and women, with ink wash in the lower right.

The Prodigal Son

1808

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

Centaur Carrying Off a Woman

1808

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

Don Quixote

1808

Loose ink and wash drawing of an actor in a cloak posing before an oval mirror, with a skull on a ledge.

Actor Posing in Front of a Mirror

1870s?

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

Lawyer

1808

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

Dancer

1808

Ink and wash drawing of an elderly woman in a chair gazing upward while holding a small child on her lap.

The Grandmother

1808

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

Scene in a Palace of Justice

1808

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

The Reading

1808

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

1808

Head of a Man

1808

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

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

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

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 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 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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

Siméon, plate 521

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

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

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

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