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25,761 works

Daumier caricature: a man holds out a ballot to another holding an urn, while a kneeling figure sits beside them.

Mon cher Holsteinois, votez je vous en prie ...

Honoré Daumier, 1866

Daumier caricature of robed men in tall hats passing a columned building sign reading Concrès Universel des Médecins.

Hier le fusil a aiguille, eux demain ...

Honoré Daumier, 1867

Daumier lithograph of two costumed men, one holding a sheet marked LIBERTÉ, with a French caption beneath.

Turgot -- Eh bien mon pauvre condé ...

Honoré Daumier, 1867

Caricature of two men in top hats peering through telescopes from a captive balloon basket above a hillside.

En ballon captif

Honoré Daumier, 1867

Daumier lithograph of a woman in an apron facing an elderly man in a cloak, with a printed caption below.

Comment Madame Prudhomme ... En vivandière ...

Honoré Daumier, 1868

Daumier lithograph of helmeted soldiers marching toward a classical woman beside a pillar labeled Europe, with satirical capt

La rentrée

Honoré Daumier, 1868

Caricature lithograph of an upside-down acrobat balancing on a pole held by a woman in a long skirt, from a newspaper page.

La perche

Honoré Daumier, 1870

Satirical lithograph of a horse-drawn coach marked Commission Extra Parlementaire chasing a distant steam train labeled Progr

Et ils veulent rattraper le train!!!

Honoré Daumier, 1870

Lithograph of an old man in a cap regarding a ruined stone building and rubble, with a French caption below.

C'est pourtant pas pour ca ...

Honoré Daumier, 1871

Lithograph of a gaunt figure lying in an open coffin on a dark ground, with a satirical French caption below.

Et pendant ce temps-là ils continuent à affirmer qu'elle ne s'est jamais mieux portée!

Honoré Daumier, September 24, 1872

Daumier lithograph of a cramped theater audience, with a wide-eyed standing man squeezed between caricatured seated spectator

Un nouveau théatre modèle

Honoré Daumier, 1864

Caricature lithograph of two men at a table, one gripping the other's hand while a top hat hangs on the wall behind.

M. Frémouillot je vous y prends, vous connaissez...

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Lithograph of a stern teacher and a sour-faced man with a small schoolboy gesturing before a chalkboard, by Honoré Daumier.

L'instituteur: votre fils me fera honneur!...

Honoré Daumier, 1840

Lithograph of a man in a nightcap leaning over a sleeping woman while a baby cries loudly in a cradle beside the bed.

L'ouie

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Daumier lithograph of two men talking at a café table, with a waiter and crowd behind them under a Café Restaurant sign.

Vois-tu Bertrand...

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Daumier lithograph of a woman in a flowered nightcap on a bed with a child holding a sheet of prints, candle nearby.

Ce matin avant l'aurore...

Honoré Daumier, 1839

Daumier lithograph of a couple and child walking in heavy rain beneath an umbrella, with a caption below the scene.

Tu te plains toujours, tu n'es jamais content

Honoré Daumier, October 22, 1839

Caricature lithograph of a man leaning toward a seated woman in a bonnet, with a mirror on the wall behind them.

Le mari. Bobonne veux-tu l'étrenne de ma barbe?

Honoré Daumier, 1840

Lithograph of a sleeping couple under canopy curtains, a baby in a cradle, and a cat on the bed, with slippers on the floor.

Voilà le moment (passé minuit) o∙ le calme et la paix règnent véritablement dans les heureux ménages. Vaut mieux tard…

Honoré Daumier, November 22, 1840

Daumier lithograph of a man in a top hat kissing a woman by a shop front while a nightcapped man watches from a window above.

Bonsoir chérie...si ton épicier nous voyait...

Honoré Daumier, 1842

Daumier lithograph: a thin, nearly nude bather gestures at a man in a top hat in a bathhouse, with other bathers behind.

Une profession de foi

Honoré Daumier, 1842

Grey lithograph of a stone wall, a dog on rocks, and a calm sea with distant hills under a pale sky.

Pélerinage de St Roch

Honoré Daumier, 1840

Caricature lithograph of a man with a curling iron singeing a startled woman's hair, with French caption below.

L'inconvénient de se faire bichonner ...

Honoré Daumier, 1844

Caricature lithograph of an elderly man tousling his hair beside a younger companion, with French caption below.

Un monsieur qui se rajeunit

Honoré Daumier, 1844

Daumier lithograph of a woman grabbing a startled man by the collar, with a French caption beneath the image.

Un mari trop aimé de sa femme

Honoré Daumier, 1844

Daumier lithograph of a man in a top hat sniffing a melon at a market stall beside a woman in a bonnet.

L'amateur de melons

Honoré Daumier, 1845

Lithograph of a man in a top hat holding a bag and a woman in a bonnet holding razors before a lottery poster.

Une loterie philantropique

Honoré Daumier, 1845

Daumier lithograph of an older man with a pipe listening to a gesturing companion beside a wine bottle at a tavern table.

Un souvenir de gloire

Honoré Daumier, 1846

Daumier lithograph of two caricatured figures in Chinese-style dress, a woman gesturing toward a man holding a bottle.

Mariage chinois

Honoré Daumier, 1846

Daumier lithograph: a pianist at a piano receives a sword from a kneeling figure while two onlookers in patterned robes watch

Une récompense artistique

Honoré Daumier, 1844

Daumier lithograph of beggars on a cobbled street, a seated man with a tray, a woman with a basket, and a robed figure.

Les mendians

Honoré Daumier, 1844

Lithograph of a veiled woman seated at a dining table while men sit in conversation behind her in a room.

Allons! ... On n'a pas encore rendu compte de mon roman ...

Honoré Daumier, 1844

Daumier lithograph of a man in a top hat fleeing a swarm of bees near a straw beehive and a tree.

Un monsieur qui voulu étudier ... les moeurs ... des abeilles

Honoré Daumier, 1845

Satirical lithograph of a man with a whip knocked over by a herd of pigs beside a wooden gate, by Honoré Daumier.

Danger de se trouver au milieu d'une course au clocher

Honoré Daumier, 1845

Lithograph of a family harvesting grapes from a vine trellis, with a man on a ladder, a child, and a seated woman with a bask

A asnières

Honoré Daumier, 1864

Caricature of an elderly schoolmaster with spectacles and a cap beside a boy holding out his hand, with pupils on a bench beh

La vielle méthode

Honoré Daumier, 1845

Lithograph of a young man pulling at an older stooped man's coat in a workshop, with onlookers in the background.

Un jeune homme pour qui rien n'est sacre

Honoré Daumier, 1846

Lithograph of a stern teacher at a lectern questioning a standing schoolboy while classmates sit behind him.

Le leçon d'histoire

Honoré Daumier, 1846

Daumier lithograph of a stern music teacher with spectacles beside a young clarinet pupil, with a violinist behind them at a

Un jeune homme en train d'acquérir ... un art d'agrément

Honoré Daumier, 1846

Daumier caricature of two men in a sculpture gallery looking up at a classical statue on a pedestal, with a caption below.

C'est l'apollon du nouvel opéra

Honoré Daumier, 1870

Lithograph of a man asleep on a sofa and a woman dozing in an armchair in a decorated room, by Honoré Daumier.

Comment se termine ... une conversation conugale

Honoré Daumier, 1846

Daumier lithograph of three undressed men in a communal room, one seated on a bench, with a child held by a heavier man.

Je voudrais bien savoir quel est ...

Honoré Daumier, 1865

Lithograph of bored theater spectators crowding a balcony, a man raising opera glasses and a boy dozing in front.

La cinquième acte a la gaité

Honoré Daumier, 1848

Daumier lithograph of a crowd in a dark hall, a man carrying a child on his shoulders, watching a bright scene at right.

Le spectacle est une chose bonne pour le peuple de Paris ...

Honoré Daumier, 1848

Satirical lithograph of a winged figure in a robe reading L'Univers Religieux, with a woman in a dark gown raising her arms.

Sainte Rosette Tamisier ...

Honoré Daumier, 1851

Lithograph of a top-hatted man watching a steam train speed toward a tunnel through hills under a cloudy sky.

V'la pourtant ma femme qui s'en va ...

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Lithograph of an elderly woman cooking at a stove while an elderly man holds a cup in a dim kitchen.

Francois, votre cousin le pompier est venu ...

Honoré Daumier, 1851

Lithograph of a man in a top hat waving at a full omnibus on a rainy cobbled street with a woman beside him.

Saprelotte ... Complet! ...

Honoré Daumier, 1848

Oui! Puisque je trouve un ami si fidèle ...

Honoré Daumier, 1848

Satirical lithograph of caricatured men gathered around a ballot box, with three figures drinking from glasses below.

Cérémonie imposante du scrutin

Honoré Daumier, 1849

Daumier caricature of grotesque men at Dupin's evening party above a queue of top-hatted men at a public gallery.

Soirée chez M. Dupin

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Lithograph of a caricatured armoured figure with plumed helmet and shield pulling back a curtain to enter a tent.

Achille Vèron se retirant sous sa tente

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Daumier caricature of a ruffled clown-like figure standing above torn newspapers labeled Le National and Constitutionnel.

Seul costume ...approprié a ce personnage

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Daumier lithograph of a rider on a horse and a carriage with a bell, with pedestrians in top hats on a boulevard.

Prochaine ordannace du préfet de police

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Daumier lithograph of armed men clubbing a fallen man on a cobbled street, with a crowd behind and a hat on the ground.

Membres de la société de secours du Dix-Décembre ...

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Daumier lithograph of two top-hatted men, one glancing at a woman in the background, with French caption below.

Ell me plait beaucoup ...

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Caricature lithograph of a girl playing piano as two men and a woman watch, with a caption about a six-year-old prodigy.

Le morceau qu'on obligé d'avalier ...

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Daumier lithograph of a caricatured man in evening dress singing in a salon, with two women and chandeliers behind him.

En train de charmer toute une société ...

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Lithograph of a stooped man in striped trousers offering his hand to a small dog beside a woman in a long dress on a city str

Ou l'on reconnait ... un ancien pharmacien

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Lithograph of a man in plaid trousers clinging to a tree while a small dog runs beneath him in an open field.

Emotion du docteur Véron ...

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Daumier lithograph of a man and woman chasing a flying top hat on a string, with a balloon overhead and smoke in the distance

Un service ... pas facile a rendre

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Daumier lithograph of exaggerated travelers in top hats and bonnets with dogs in a Boulogne railway station, 1852.

La gare du chemin de fer de Boulogne

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Caricature lithograph of exaggerated passengers in top hats rushing past a ticket booth at a railway station.

Arrivée a une station

Honoré Daumier, 1852

Daumier lithograph of two men in an opera box, one holding opera glasses and gesturing toward the stage audience.

Une maitresse a l'opera

Honoré Daumier, 1845