Artist: Honore Daumier (1808 - 1879)
Nationality: French
Movement: Realism
Media: Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture
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Biography:
Born into a lower class French family, Honoré Daumier retained contempt for aristocracy for his entire life. His original job was in a bailiff’s office, working with the bureaucrats and lawyers whom he also detested. He learned the technique of lithography and began working as a political cartoonist. His strong dislike for the social politics of his time made for very witty and stinging cartoons that were published in Le Charivari and La Caricature. After being imprisoned for an offensive cartoon of Louis-Phillipe, Daumier began focusing his cartoons on Parisian social life and aristocracy. His paintings were unknown during his lifetime, but dealt with the same subject matter produced in a style similar to Realism. Although he was an acquaintance of Realist painter, Courbet, his paintings were uniquely created and strongly influenced by his graphic work.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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Nadar - Honore Daumier 1856-1858 salted paper print f National Gallery of Art French
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Charles-Francois Daubigny - Honore Daumier c. 1870-1876 oil on canvas The National Gallery, London French
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The Laundress, 1863 Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879)Oil on wood; 19 1/4 x 13 in. (48.9
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Artist: Honore Daumier Title: So You Want to Mettle with the Press! Date: 1833 Medium:
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The Drinkers Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879)Oil on wood; 14 3/8 x 11 in. (36.5 x
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The Third-Class Carriage, ca. 1863-65 Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879)Oil on canvas; 25 3/4 x 35
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Artist: Honore Daumier Title: The Fugitives Date: about 1868 - 1870 Medium: oil on canvas
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Don Quixote and the Dead Mule, after 1864 Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879)Oil on wood; 9
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A Criminal Case
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Honore Daumier - The Troubador 1868-73 oil on fabric Cleveland Museum of Art French
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Honore Daumier - The Beggars c. 1843 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art French
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Honore Daumier - Ratapoil 1925 bronze UCLA Hammer Museum French
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Honore Daumier - The Lawyers c. 1860 Oil on Canvas UCLA Hammer Museum French
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Honore Daumier - The Fugitives c. 1868 oil on canvas Minneapolis Institute of Arts French
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Honore Daumier - The Market c. 1868 watercolor and penci Arkansas Arts Center French
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Honoré Daumier, French, 1808-1879 Two Men undated Pen and wash Sheet: 10.2 x 9.8 cm
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Honore Victorin Daumier - La Queue au Spectacle n.d. lithograph Meadows Museum of Art at Centenary College French
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Honore Daumier - Fulchiron (Tartuffe) 1929-1948 bronze UCLA Hammer Museum French
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Honore Daumier - Alexandre Lecomte c. 1832-1929 bronze National Gallery of Art French
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Honore Daumier - Wandering Saltimbanques 1847-1850 oil on wood National Gallery of Art French
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Honore Daumier - The Education of Achilles 1842 Lithograph UCLA Hammer Museum French
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Honore Victorin Daumier - Le Liseur (The Reader) c. 1863-68 oil on panel Des Moines Art Center French
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Honore Daumier - Orchestra Stalls c. 1865 oil on canvas Cincinnati Art Museum French
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Honoré Daumier, French, 1808-1879 An Audience undated Pen and wash Sheet: 6.1 x 5.3 cm
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Honoré Daumier, French, 1808-1879 Café Scene undated Crayon Sheet: 6 x 8.5 cm (2 3/8
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Honoré Daumier, French, 1808-1879 A Standing Couple Charcoal (rubbed) Sheet: 23.5 x 16 cm (9
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Honore Daumier - Don Quixote and Sancho Panza c. 1866-1868 Oil on Canvas UCLA Hammer Museum French
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Honore Victorin Daumier - Counsel for the Defense (The Advocate) 1862-1865 pen and ink, charcoa Corcoran Gallery of Art French
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Honore Daumier - The Sideshow (La Parade de saltimbanques) c. 1865 Watercolor, charcoal UCLA Hammer Museum French
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Honore Daumier - French Theater c. 1856 oil on wood National Gallery of Art French
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Honore Daumier - Alexandre-Simon Pataille c. 1832-1929 bronze National Gallery of Art French
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Honore-Victorin Daumier - Don Quixote and Sancho Panza c. 1855 oil on oak The National Gallery, London French
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Honore Daumier - Advice to a Young Artist 1865-1868 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art French
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Imitator of Honoré Daumier, French, 1808-1879 Henri Rochefort undated Watercolor on pale green paper Sheet:
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Etude pour la statue de Daumier (4e quart 19e siècle ; 1ère moitié 20e siècle) by BOURDELLE Emile Antoine
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Honoré Daumier, French, 1808-1879 Rue Transnonain, le 15 Avril, 1834 Rue Transnonain, April 15, 1834,
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The Connoisseur, ca. 1860-65 Honoré-Victorin Daumier (French, Marseille, 1808-1879, Valmondois)made FrancePen and ink, wash, watercolor,
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Honoré Daumier, French, 1808-1879 THE VISITOR—Oh! for once here is a picture which is really
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Honoré Daumier, French, 1808-1879 An Omnibus During Flu Season (Un Omnibus en Temps de Grippe)
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Honore Daumier - I never laughed as much as I did at the funeral of Bourdin's daughter. . . 1852 Lithograph UCLA Hammer Museum French
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Honore Daumier - Its almost always at the market the fishermen go to catch their fish 1840 Lithograph UCLA Hammer Museum French
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Honore Victorin Daumier - Nadar, Elevating Photography to the Heights of Art 1862 lithograph The Art Institute of Chicago French
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Honoré Daumier, French, 1808-1879 In the Studio of an Artist (Preparatory study) about 1856 Conté
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Honore Daumier - The Young Mother and a Study of Heads 1860 ink Arkansas Arts Center French
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Honoré Daumier, French, 1808-1879 Man on a Rope about 1858 Oil on canvas 110.5 x
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Charles-Honore Lannuier Game table mahogany and gilt circa 1800
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Honore Guilbeau "Still Life" Lithograph 20th century
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Honoré Daumier, French, 1808-1879 Horsemen about 1855 Oil on canvas 58.42 x 83.82 cm (23
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BACCHANTE ENDORMIE (1ère moitié 18e siècle) by FRAGONARD Jean Honoré (attribué)
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Auguste Boulard - Portrait de H. Daumier 1840-1897 etching, drypoint University of California, Berkeley Art Museum French
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Gabrielle de Caraman, Marquise de la Fare Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732-1806)Oil on canvas; Oval,
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Pieter van Schuppen Honore d'Urfe, Chevalier de Malthe Engraving 1699
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Artist: Jean-Honoré Fragonard and after Luca Giordano Title: Le Martyre de Saint Placide Date: 18th
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Louis Simon Lempereur Sacrificium in Honore Panos Engraving 18th - 19th century
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Artist: Jean-Honoré Fragonard and after Giovanni-Battista Langetti Title: Saint Jerome in the desert Date: 18th
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Anonymous (One from a Series of 56 Prints): Vue de la Rue S.. Honore et de l'Eglise de L'Assomption handcolored etching on laid paper 19th century
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The Love Letter, about 1770 Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732-1806)Oil on canvas; 32 3/4 x
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Monument to Honore de Balzac, Auguste Rodin (France, Paris, 1840 - 1917) , first modelled 1897, this cast 1967 (Musée Rodin 9/12), Bronze
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The Two Sisters Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732-1806)Oil on canvas; 28 1/4 x 22 in.
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Jean- Bernard-Honore Turreau Ornamental Design- Water Fantasy drawing: graphite under pen and black ink 17th - 18th century

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