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Honoré Daumier

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Caricature of a teacher pointing at a celestial globe while bored pupils watch, one yawning, in a classroom with a wall chart

"- Tomorrow we will study Saturn. I want you to pay special attention to this great planet.... which in all likelihoo…

1846

Lithograph of three crowned children in costume, one riding a rocking horse, with a satirical caption below.

Very High and Mighty Legitimate Brats. Peoples, defend yourselves, tear yourselves to pieces, sacrifice yourselves fo…

1834

Lithograph of a Parisian couple in a top hat and wide hat walking past haystacks in a countryside field.

A Summer Sketch: Parisians in the Countryside

1857

Daumier lithograph of a man lounging on a bench beside a woman, with a garden of trees behind them.

A Country House Near Paris: --Well, my dear... it's a good thing we had the idea to plant a house. Without it, we wou…

May 24, 1858

Lithograph of three men on a shore with a sailboat and cottage, one carrying a long pole, by Daumier, 1843.

“- Well, fancy that! I thought that we had just discovered a deserted island or at least a country inhabited by canni…

1843

Daumier lithograph of men swimming in a river beside an overturned boat, with a bridge and city buildings behind them.

A New Way to Float Down the River of Life. - Radiguet you rascal, to hell with you, your boat and your new invention.…

1843

Lithograph of two figures on a riverbank beside a mooring post, watching a drifting boat on the water.

“- Our boat let go the anchor and has drifted away.... we're stuck on this lonely island like Robinson Crusoe... and…

1843

Lithograph of two men towing a small boat along a riverbank, with a caricature caption beneath.

A Difficult Navigation. “- The boat doesn't move! Pull Dumouchel, pull.... why the devil don't you pull! - But I am d…

1843

Lithograph of three boaters in a rowboat during a rain squall, one rowing while two passengers shelter under an umbrella.

A Light Squall (Un leger grain), plate 8 from The Parisian Boaters (Les canotiers Parisiens)

1843

Lithograph of a captain shouting through a speaking trumpet at a crewman in a boat, with a billowing sail and a shoreline tow

A Boat-Manoeuvre. The Captain yelling in his trumpet: “- Gabier! There is a squall building up, get ready!..... Clew…

1843

Lithograph of three men in a rowing boat calling to another boat on a river, with buildings on the distant shore.

An Encounter in Open Water. “- Hello... down there... Captain.., what's new in Paris? - Nothing new really... still n…

1843

Lithograph of two men pulling a man out of a rowboat, his legs raised above the water, by Daumier, 1843.

Man Overboard! “- Harpoon him more firmly!.... we can't get him otherwise! And you, hold his legs up in the air, that…

1843

Lithograph of a rowboat with a sleeping man and a shouting man as a crowded steamboat approaches on the river.

An Unpleasant Encounter. “Bernardel, Bernardel! Here comes the steamer... we will sink!,” plate 16 from Les Canotiers…

1843

Daumier lithograph of two top-hatted men conversing on a city street while a woman in a wide skirt passes by a tree.

It’s strange: nothing is picking up at the stock exchange, not even the chestnut trees!, plate 520 from Actualités

1858

Daumier lithograph of a stern man in a top hat pulling a boy's hair as a woman and bystanders watch on a city street.

How to Convince a Young Man to Finally Learn to Pay his Respects to his Parents, plate 26 from Professeurs et Moutard…

1846

Daumier lithograph of a bearded butcher comforting a weeping woman in a shop hung with meat, 1851.

Inside a Butcher's Shop in Paris. “Come on my dear..... I know it is tough to sell our beef as cheap as that..... but…

1851

Lithograph of two men amid demolished buildings in a Paris street, one carrying a bundle, with a worker with a pickaxe above.

Result of the Demolishing of Buildings in Paris. “- After all, this is where I used to live.... and I can't even find…

1852

Caricature lithograph of an elderly man kissing a woman's cheek with a gift box and flower, watched by other figures in an or

New Year's Day. The Chinese, following an old and respectable tradition invented by a confectioner, never fail to beg…

1845

Black and white lithograph of a seated woman looking uneasily at a bearded man in a dark cloak leaning toward her.

Oedipe. “- When my sword cut into his bleeding heart - You are trembling Madame - It was then that the world was fall…

1851

Lithograph of a heavyset bather in a wooden bathhouse carrying a frowning child while another child holds his hand.

Quand les enfants ont été bien sages...

1840

Que de soins m'a couté cette tête charmante!...(Phédre)

1848

Daumier lithograph of a man pointing at pebbles on a shore as a woman crouches by the water, with French caption.

Quels affreux galets...

1853

Daumier lithograph: Parisians examine a large fish at a stall, and a crowd watches a bear behind a railing.

Queu poisson!...

1853

Caricature lithograph of three bathers on a beach, a woman in plaid and a stout figure in stripes, with a child running ahead

Madame Prudhomme...

1854

Daumier caricature lithograph: a tall top-hatted man and a uniformed man stand among dogs beside trees and a building.

Visitant l'interieur...

1859

Caricature lithograph of an elderly man presenting a laurel wreath to women seated in an ornate hall with busts.

Academy of Women, from "Le Charivari"

August 2, 1843

Lithograph of a crowded room where several men sleep in a hammock, bunk, bed and atop a wardrobe.

L'Interieur d'un appartement trop garni...

1855

Lithograph of two women with billowing skirts blown by wind on a Paris street, a flying top hat above, a man leaning into the

Le printemps annonçant son retour à Paris

1856

Lithograph of spectators in a theatre box watching an Italian tragedy performed on stage below.

Un loge au théâtre VENTADOUR...

1856

Daumier lithograph of a hunched man beside a woman raising an umbrella over a fallen figure on a city street.

Disciples de M. Cobden

1849

Daumier lithograph of a sleeping man in a nightcap haunted by a grinning sprite, a spider labeled Pâte de Régnault, and a jar

Un cauchemar de Mimi

1850

Lithograph of a kneeling man in military hat whipping himself, with smoking fortresses labeled Sebastopol and Bomarsund behin

S'administrant la discipline ...

1854

Daumier caricature of two men on a fortress tower, one with a telescope, watching warships firing at sea under smoke.

Renouvelé de la tour barbe bleue

1854

Daumier lithograph of two older men in top hats and long coats leaping playfully with canes, caricature style, 1855.

Jeunes gens de cinquante a soixante ans ...

1855

Lithograph of a man with a telescope and a frightened woman on a balcony at night, under a starry sky over a city.

Parisiens incrédules ...

1857

Daumier lithograph of two men in a railway carriage, one peering out a window at a woman embracing a man outside.

Tiens ... ma femme avec un monsieur ...

1858

Lithograph of a dense choir of men singing with open mouths, holding music folders, by Honoré Daumier, 1859.

Souvenir du grand festival des orphéonistes

1859

Daumier lithograph of a giant caricatured figure in a plumed hat on a hill, with small soldiers fleeing and smoke at left.

Dernière élévation de soulouque

1856

Daumier lithograph of a bending man and a startled seated woman with raised arms, watched by onlookers at left.

Toujours les merveilles du diamant ...

1860

Daumier lithograph of a seated bespectacled somnambulist surrounded by a crowd of caricatured top-hatted onlookers.

L'incomparable somnabule

1865

Caricature lithograph of a man playing a harp while a companion watches, with seated women at a table on the right.

La harpe, instrument céleste

1865

Daumier caricature of a contorted man leaning over a billiard table while another man in a top hat watches.

Les merveilles de la gymnastique ...

1865

Daumier lithograph of caricatured men fleeing and falling around a ballot urn topped by a three-faced head, 1850.

La dêroute!

1850

Lithograph of a sleeping man dreaming of devils with pitchforks attacking a cloud, a haloed figure in a doorway above.

Le rêve d'un marguillier

1850

Lithograph of two top-hatted men on a street, one gesturing, with a woman in a dust cloud at right.

Un des ... inconvéniens du macadamisage ...

1850

Daumier lithograph of a columned building with oversized statues flanking a staircase and a crowd of men in top hats.

Projet de statutes pour orner ... la Bourse

1851

Daumier lithograph of two bald men arguing in a camp, one gesturing wildly, the other standing with folded arms beside tents.

Les suites d'une discussion politique ...

1850

Satirical lithograph of five caricatured men in period dress seated around a draped council table in an interior.

Une séance du conseil des cinq

1850

Daumier lithograph of bearded capuchin monks at a Paris barrier, one bowing to a man in a pointed hat with a newspaper coat.

Rentrée des Capucins dans ... Paris

1851

Daumier lithograph of caricatured armored figures with spears marching toward a large urn labeled Suffrage Universel.

Les burgraves allant en guerre

1850

Daumier caricature of two mourning men seated beside a tomb with an urn labeled Scrutin du 10 mars.

Vue prise au Père Lachaise

1850

Lithograph of top-hatted Parisians on stilts wading through a flooded boulevard, a satirical caricature by Daumier.

Les Parisiens ayant trouvé le moyen de circuler ...

1850

Daumier caricature of a wild-haired man swinging a club to smash paving stones on a boulevard, watched by a crowd.

Le sauvage bineau ayant ...

1850

Daumier lithograph of a muscular strongman with a club smashing stone blocks marked Prorogation and Révision, a cloaked figur

L'Hercule des Champs-Elysées

1851

Lithograph of three witches stirring a cauldron, with banners labeled Le Constitutionnel, L'Assemblée Nationale, and La Patri

Une mauvaise cuisine

1850

Daumier caricature: a large man with a banner stands by a SUFFRAGE UNIVERSEL urn as crowds hurry past.

Passez au large!

1851

Daumier lithograph of three caricatured men reaching toward a woman in a pointed cap holding spears and a white cloth before

L'empereur soulouque ...

1851

Daumier lithograph of caricatured men fighting in a meeting room, one swinging a cane, others sprawled on the floor among cha

Une séance de l'union électorale

1851

Daumier lithograph of a flying woman reaching toward a balloon basket with two men above a city skyline.

Enlèvement d'une fille de l'air

1852

Daumier caricature: a cloaked passenger leans from a Messageries Générales carriage as a top-hatted conductor gestures on the

Conducteur ... j'avais pris vos messageries ...

1852

Lithograph of Parisian women with dogs on a cobbled street outside the Constitutionnel building, by Honoré Daumier.

Toutes le Parisiennes qui possèdent des chiens ...

1852

Daumier caricature of exaggerated riders on galloping horses, one wielding a whip and another holding a bundle of sticks.

Maniére d'entrainer les cosaques

1854

Lithograph of bundled Parisian men in top hats and scarves suffering from colds in winter, by Honoré Daumier, 1854.

Paris enrhume

1854

Lithograph of two men at a table as an explosion bursts from a dish, with shells flying through a smoky sky.

Sébastopol

1854

Daumier lithograph of a sleeping man with three small figures dancing on his belly, titled Un terrible cauchemar.

Un terrible cauchemar

1854

Lithograph of a stiff waiter standing by a restaurant table where a woman and two men dine, with French caption below.

Est-ce le garçon?

1855

Lithograph of bare trees with figures in period dress climbing and perching on the branches, by Honoré Daumier.

Croquis pris aux Champs Elysées

1854

Daumier lithograph of a man reading a newspaper beside a woman, both dangling their feet in water under a tree.

Une lecture intéressante et rafraichissante

1854

Daumier lithograph of hunters on a field; a standing hunter argues with a seated companion while a third man holds a rifle.

C'est bien décidé ... Je ne chasserai plus avec vous! ...

1854

Caricature lithograph of two elderly men in top hats on a street, with a woman in a long gown walking ahead.

Toujours la heunesse-flourens

1855

Daumier lithograph of men beating a captive with a stick while an official on a balcony gestures from above.

A Naples: Voyons, je lui fais grace ...

1855

Lithograph of two laughing men in a shop, one holding an open book beside a counter and a birdcage at left.

Toujours le livre de M. Flourens

1855

Daumier lithograph: a man in a top hat reads a book beside two women and a child on a city street.

C'été Molière que été sur ce monumente ...

1855

Lithograph of a frightened hunter perched in a tree as a wild boar runs across a field below.

Mon dieu, mon dieu ... pourvu ...

1854

Daumier lithograph of two nervous hunters and a dog approaching a dense thicket, with French caption below.

Que diable peut-il bien y avoir dans ce fourré-la? ...

1854

Lithograph of fashionable Parisians on a tree-lined avenue, women in wide tiered crinoline skirts and men in top hats.

Aux Champs-Elysées...De trois a six heures

1855

Daumier lithograph of a man in a cap watching a thin horse and another horse graze beside a cart on a street.

C'est peut-être bon ...

1856

Lithograph of a stout man in a top hat carrying a dog past a clerk at a counter, with a seated woman at right.

Mr Prudhomme...ce n'est pas moi qui me ferai ...

1856

Lithograph of a top-hatted rider on a horse trotting backward, with a second rider and cart behind, from Daumier's 1856 Actua

Progrès de l'équitation

1856

Lithograph of a courtroom where an animated lawyer gestures at seated magistrates behind a carved desk, with spectators in th

La justice chinoise

1846

Satirical lithograph of three caricatured Chinese men in robes arguing over a newspaper, with French caption below.

Chinois causant politique

1844

Lithograph of two workers carrying heavy baskets during a grape harvest, one climbing a ladder beside a large tub.

Porter des charges comme ca 'puis six heures ...

1864

Caricature lithograph of seated top-hatted spectators watching a puppet on a stage, with a caption inviting society members o

Les personnes de l'aimable société qui ...

1865

En délicatesse

1866

Lithograph of two men in conversation, one in a dark robe and high hat, the other holding a hat, with a French caption below.

Ah! Vous l'êtes ... que voulez-vous que ...

1866

Daumier lithograph of two caricatured men with luggage on a shore, watching bathers swimming in the water.

Quien! ... Core des parisiens qui veniont s'baigner ...

1864

Daumier lithograph of caricatured spectators gazing at a blooming cactus lit by candles, one man raising a monocle.

Floraison du Cactus-grandiflorus...

1856

Daumier lithograph of men in top hats and a woman in a bonnet at an exhibition, with a caption mocking Courbet's figures.

Ce monsieur Courbet...

1855

Daumier lithograph: an elderly teacher pins a star medal on a seated schoolboy while classmates watch.

Mr. Alfred Cabassol ... recevez ce signe de l'honneur ...

1846

Lithograph of a startled hunter tumbling backward as a leaping stag with antlers charges over him in a forest.

Ouverture de la chasse

1855

Daumier lithograph of a leaping caricature in a tricorn hat beside a flagpole, watched by a standing man with a cane.

A Haiti

1855

Daumier lithograph of a man holding a small dog facing him while a woman in a dark dress sits beside them, with French captio

Vous voila maintenant passe citoyen

1856

Daumier lithograph of spectators under umbrellas watching riders race through heavy rain, with a caption beneath.

Courses nautiques de 1856

1856

Daumier lithograph of a seated man on a balcony above a Paris street covered in falling "action" share papers, 1856.

Aspect de Paris, depuis qu'on a joue...

1856

Daumier lithograph, 1856: a man in a cap coaxes a reluctant horse toward a butcher's block, with hanging pans behind.

Un animal rempli de modestie...

1856

Daumier lithograph of a woman in a gown with a hand mirror and a man at a theatre curtain, with a French caption below.

V'la une p'tite femme qu'est pas paresseuse ...

1857