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Honoré Daumier

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Woman with laundry bundle guides a child down riverside steps, with a glowing row of buildings behind them.

The Laundress

186[3?]

Dark painting of two men drinking at a wooden table under a tree, with a dog lying in the shadows below.

The Drinkers

by 1861

Loose painting of a seated woman in white facing a standing man in a studio with plaster busts behind them.

The Studio

about 1870

Head of Pasquin

1862

Painting of people in dark clothing and headscarves looking at prints displayed outside a shop under an awning.

Outside the Print-Seller's Shop

1860

Painting of a bent female water carrier in a dark dress beside a large vessel, against a pale wall.

Water Carrier (Le Porteur d'eau)

1860

The Troubadour

The Troubadour

1868-73

Dark loosely painted study of a standing painter holding a palette and brushes beside an easel in a studio.

The Painter in Front of His Painting (Le Peintre devant son tableau)

1870

Painting of two women walking barefoot in a street, one raising her arm, with a basket carrier at the left by a wall.

The Ribalds (Les Ribaudes)

1848

Painting of a laundress with a bundle on her back descending stone steps beside a child carrying a basket, with a hazy rivers

The Laundress

1863

Painting of a man in a top hat and grey coat examining prints and paintings in a dim, crowded interior.

The Print Collector

c. 1860

Painting of a rider on a grey donkey climbing a rocky path, with a lancer on horseback in the distant sky.

Don Quijote und Sancho Panza

1865

Dark painting of a woman in a white cap and cloak in an archway, with a child and figures in shadow beside her.

Street Scene

1864

Older bearded man in dark coat examines a drawing with a young man in grey cloak beside an easel in a dim studio.

Advice to a Young Artist

1865/1868

Painting of wandering street performers, a man in a white ruff and peaked cap before a figure carrying a ladder, in muted bro

Wandering Saltimbanques

1847/1850

Painting of an auctioneer gesturing beside a framed picture while top-hatted bidders watch from chairs in a gallery.

At the Gallery Drouot

after 1863-before 1873

Painting of a man in a top hat bent over a table, studying prints, with framed prints covering the wall behind him.

L'amateur d'estampes

1860

Oil painting of a painter in a dark studio, palette in hand, brush raised toward an easel canvas.

An Artist

1870

Painting of a standing lawyer in black robe and cap with white bands, holding papers, lit against dark stone steps.

Triumphant Advocate

1845

Painting of a lance-bearing rider on a grey horse against dark mountains and a cloudy sky, with a distant rider.

Don Quixote in the Mountains

1850

Painting of a thin man reading an open book in a dim armchair, with stacked books at his feet and a shadowy figure at left.

Don Quixote reading

1867

Painting of a robed figure above a crowd on a stone platform, with raised arms and upturned faces in warm brown tones.

Ecce homo

1850

Painting of an older bearded man studying a sheet of paper beside a younger man at a table in a dim room.

Advice to a Young Artist

1865

Painting of three lawyers in black robes and caps conversing in a dim interior lit by strong light from the right.

Three Lawyers

1855

Dim painting of two standing men in a shadowy interior, one gesturing toward a table at the left.

Collecting Engravings

1870

Man in gray coat and top hat leaning over a table of prints, with a wall of framed engravings behind him.

Der Kupferstich-Liebhaber

1860

Crowd of figures in a dim interior, women and men in dark clothing moving toward a bright doorway.

To the Street

1840

Painter in a dark studio standing at an easel, holding a palette and brushes, lit from the side against a shadowy background.

The Painter at His Easel

1870

Painting of a cloaked figure and a small child on a pale stone bridge at night under a teal sky.

On a Bridge at Night

1845

Painting of a long-haired woman in a dark robe clutching a wooden cross against a rocky, cloudy mountain background.

Maria Magdalena

Two nude children reach upward toward hanging fruit, with a red drape flowing behind them against a dark background.

果物を取り合う二人の童子

1845

Man seated under a large tree with a dog at his feet, a small figure on distant hills under a cloudy sky.

Sancho Pansa, unter einem Baum ausruhend

1860

Painting of young women bathing in shallow water, one standing in a white headscarf, with crouched figures and a distant walk

Badende junge Mädchen

1855

Dark painting of a stooping laundress and a child at a riverside parapet, with pale city buildings behind them.

Une laveuse au Quai d'Anjou (Laundress on the Quai d'Anjou)

1860

Dim painting of people gathered in a waiting room, with a man in a top hat and a woman holding a child.

Une salle d'attente (The Waiting Room)

1850

Two men wrestle on a wooden scaffold beside a pale wall, one raising a tool, with a tall candle at left.

Fighting bricklayers

Painting of two women talking beneath a tree, one holding a baby, with a child in the foreground.

Neighbourhood gossip

1855

Painting of two peasant women with a fruit basket on a windy road, a windmill behind them and a donkey in the distance.

Der Müller, sein Sohn und der Esel

1849

Painting of a man in a red shirt riding a donkey under a tree on a sunlit path, with a green hillside behind.

Retour du marché

1870

Painting of a Pierrot figure in white costume playing a guitar, head raised and singing, against a warm brown background.

Pierrot Playing the Guitar

1869

Two men in dark robes in a shadowy hall; one gazes upward with a raised arm while the other, in a black cap, looks at him.

Deux Avocats

1850

Loose oil sketch of two figures on a beach, one carrying a limp body in his arms, with a grey-blue sea behind.

The Rescue

1870

Painting of an elderly bald man, a young woman, a boy and a woman in a red headscarf in a crowd, in dark tones.

On The Barricades (Family On The Barricades)

1848

Painting of a bearded painter with palette and brush standing beside an easel in a dim brown studio.

Le Peintre

1867

Crowd of spectators with expressive faces packed together, lit by a pale column at the left, in warm brown tones.

Le Spectacle gratis

1843

Painting of a nude male wrestler standing with hands on hips in a dark arena with a circular platform and ropes.

The Wrestler

1865

Painting of an elderly woman in a white headscarf, face half in shadow, head bowed against a dark background.

Head of an Old Woman

1856

Gray wash drawing of top-hatted gallery visitors bending to look at small framed paintings on a wall and pedestal.

Art Lovers

c. 1863

Loose pencil sketch of a standing man singing with mouth open while playing a guitar, on cream paper.

Singing Guitarist (recto)

1855-60

Miss Etienne-Mona-Lisa-Cunégonde-Silly Goose of the Constitutionnel, indignate, choking and over-ornate at the perfor…

1834

Lithograph of a caricatured man in a long coat leaning on a wall marked 'ministres', with an exaggerated nose.

Mr. Joliv...., plate 346 from Célébrités de la Caricature

1833

Lithograph of a caricatured standing man in uniform with a star medal, holding a hat and sword, by Daumier, 1835.

Mr. Choiseul, (called le Duc), plate 502

1835

Caricature lithograph of a man in a black coat and white cravat gesturing theatrically, by Honoré Daumier, 1852.

Henri Monnier. (in the role of Joseph Prudhomme) “- Never shall I allow that my daughter becomes the wife of a scribb…

1852

Hand-coloured caricature of an elderly couple admiring their son, a lawyer in black gown and top hat, in a room with a painti

“- Isn't it marvellous to have a son who is a lawyer... what an honour for the family... Adolph, I want you to remain…

1846

Hand-colored caricature of three men in top hats addressing a lounging man in a red armchair, from Daumier's Caricaturana.

Exploiting friendship. “My dear Alphonse, I've invited these gentlemen, my friends, to dine at your home. I would lik…

1837

Lithograph of two men arguing at a theatre gallery railing while a crowd of spectators looks on, by Daumier, 1864.

A literary argument on the second tier, plate 3 from Croquis Pris Au Théatre par Daumier

published February 27, 1864

Lithograph of two men in top hats and coats walking down a cobblestone street, one using a cane, by Daumier.

Former dandies under the Directory

1847

Lithograph of a bearded sculptor working on a figure as an older man in a long coat watches in a studio of plaster casts.

One of theses day you have to do my portrait in this style

1848

Daumier lithograph of a stooping ragged man in a top hat on a cobbled street, watched by two dandies near a tree.

The Collector of Cigar Stubs

1841

Caricature lithograph of a kneeling painter with palette, a plumed armored man, and a draped nude woman in a studio.

Apelles and Campaste

1842

Caricature of a woman hanging from a plum tree branch as her hat falls, while a startled child looks up below.

The hazards of shaking a plum tree too vigorously, when one too is mature

1845

Pen and ink page of five sketch studies: a caricature head, two female portraits, a tree, and rooftops.

Five Studies

1878

Lithograph of an older man with a cane asking a younger top-hatted man for the time on a night street.

What Time is it, Please?

1839

Daumier lithograph of a top-hatted man in a tailcoat gazing at food in a café restaurant window, with seated diners inside.

I Have Three Sous!

1839

Lithograph of a Roman woman showing jewels on a table to a woman and two boys in a columned hall.

The Mother of the Gracchi

1842

Lithograph of a long-haired woman seated on a rocky shore gazing at a distant sailing ship beside a grapevine.

The Abandonment of Ariadne

1842

Black and white lithograph of a man raising a plate in anger as a woman watches, with broken dishes scattered on the floor.

Ah! You Think Your Wife Does Not Provide Enough for You, Villain. . .

1841

Daumier drawing of a lawyer in a blue robe gesturing in a courtroom, with a leaning companion and a watching officer.

A Criminal Case

about 1865

Lithograph of Aeneas leading Dido through driving rain toward a dark cave, with a verse caption below.

Aeneas and Dido

1842

Black and white lithograph of a plumed armored man gesturing to a bearded man lying beside a tree and barrel.

Alexander and Diogenes

1842

Lithograph of a scowling bearded man sweeping straw in a stable beside a white cow, with a ladder above.

The Stable of Augeas

1842

Lithograph of a helmeted warrior seated on wine barrels in falling snow, with mountains and marching soldiers behind him.

Hannibal's Crossing

1842

Lithograph of an elderly man in a loose gown glancing at his legs beside a mirror, with a French caption below.

The Cotton Gown Falls, Man Remains, and the Calf Fades (J.B. Rousseau), plate 10 from Coquetterie

1840

Hand-colored print of an elderly woman startled while uncovering a pile of bread on a table in a plain interior.

Every scalded fears cold water

1843

Lithograph of Nadar leaning from a balloon basket labeled Photographie Nadar, aiming a camera over Paris rooftops.

Nadar Elevating Photography to the Heights of Art, plate 367 from Souvenirs d’artistes

1862

Lithograph of a kneeling soldier in a bearskin cap loading a musket behind a crate barricade, with smoke and figures behind h

Passe ton chemin, cochon

1830

Lithograph caricature of a man with round spectacles and high collar, with a money bag emblem with scrolls below.

Dupin ainé

1832

Lithograph caricature of a stern military officer with epaulettes and sash, with a heraldic shield and money bags below.

Soult (Maréchal)

1832

Comte d'Argout

1832

J. Claude Fulchiron

1833

Harlé père

1833

Comte Horace Sébastiani

1833

Lithograph caricature of a standing man in a dark suit and white collar, head thrown back, eyes closed, holding spectacles.

Charles Guillaume Étienne

1833

Lithograph caricature of a standing man with spectacles, bald head, top hat and rolled paper, by Honoré Daumier.

Antoine Odier

1833

Lithograph of a stout man in a dark coat standing with hands behind his back, caricature by Honoré Daumier.

Docteur Prunelle

1833

Lithograph caricature of a stout man in a dark coat carrying a rolled paper and top hat, signed by Daumier.

Félix Barthe

1833

Lithograph caricature of a heavyset standing man in a dark coat, white waistcoat and cravat, scowling with hands in pockets.

Baillot

1833

Lithograph caricature of a stooped, laughing man in a long coat holding a top hat, by Honoré Daumier, 1833.

Comte de Kératry

1833

Amiral de Rigny

1833

Lithograph caricature of a scowling heavyset man with tufted hair and high collar, by Honoré Daumier, 1834.

Le passé - Le présent - l'Avenir

1834

Lithograph caricature of a stout officer in bicorne hat holding his belly, grinning, with a sword at his side.

Gros Cupide, va!

1834

Lithograph of a shrouded ghostly figure with a laurel wreath lifting a lantern at a stone palace doorway at night.

Le Fantome

1835

Barbé-Marbois

1835

Lithograph caricature of a standing man in a dark uniform with a star medal, sword and hat, by Honoré Daumier, 1835.

C.-A. Gabriel, duc de Choiseul

1835

Lithograph of a stout, dozing man in a dark coat seated on a stool against a wall, by Honoré Daumier, 1835.

Gazan

1835

Lithograph of a seated man with folded arms and bowed head, labeled Lannes, from the caricature journal La Caricature, 1835.

Napoléon Lannes

1835