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14,495 works

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

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

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

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

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