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Portrait of Daumier, Honoré

Daumier, Honoré

1810–1879

Nationality: France

Born: 1810, Marseille

Died: 1879, Valmondois

Gender: male

Movements

realism

Occupations

caricaturist

visual artist

illustrator

engraver

graphic artist

sculptor

architectural draftsperson

lithographer

painter

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Biography

The Parisian public admired Daumier as the newspaper caricaturist who so perceptively skewered their daily lives, but they never accepted him as a painter. Daumier died blind and a pauper without ever having received a painting commission. A glazier's son who moved to Paris at age eight, Daumier spent his time after apprentice jobs copying works in the Louvre. When a museum official persuaded his parents to allow him to become an artist, he began his artistic training, mastering the new medium of lithography. Comment on works: genre

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Notable Works

The Third-Class Carriage
Ratapoil

Artworks

883 artworks

Mr. Prudhomme: – My son, salute this monument..., from L'Exposition Universelle

Mr. Prudhomme: – My son, salute this monument..., from L'Exposition Universelle

1855

So, show-off from Paris!.... you will dance twice with my Catherine.... try again now to make eyes at her!, from Pastorales (Romance of Country Life)

So, show-off from Paris!.... you will dance twice with my Catherine.... try again now to make eyes at her!, from Pastorales (Romance of Country Life)

1845

Traveler, Your Passport?, from Pastorales (Romance of Country Life)

Traveler, Your Passport?, from Pastorales (Romance of Country Life)

1845

My deceased husband gave me tickets…, from ‘L’Imagination’ published in Le CharivariJanuary 14, 1833

My deceased husband gave me tickets…, from ‘L’Imagination’ published in Le CharivariJanuary 14, 1833

January 14, 1833

Plate 26: Marriage of convenience, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

Plate 26: Marriage of convenience, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

1838

Plate 27: Robert Macaire, merchant, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

Plate 27: Robert Macaire, merchant, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

1838

Plate 28: Conscript replacement agency, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

Plate 28: Conscript replacement agency, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

1838

Plate 30: Robert Macaire before his judges, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

Plate 30: Robert Macaire before his judges, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

1838

Plate 31: Fortune makes one forget one's friends, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

Plate 31: Fortune makes one forget one's friends, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

1838

Plate 32: What in the devil Macaire!, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

Plate 32: What in the devil Macaire!, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

1838

Plate 33: Robert Macaire journalist, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

Plate 33: Robert Macaire journalist, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

1838

Plate 34: Hell! Common manners must be respected, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

Plate 34: Hell! Common manners must be respected, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

1838

Plate 35: Robert Macaire schismatic, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

Plate 35: Robert Macaire schismatic, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

1838

Plate 36: Well? Well? What about your dowry?, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

Plate 36: Well? Well? What about your dowry?, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

1838

Plate 37: Exploitation of paternity, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

Plate 37: Exploitation of paternity, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

1838

Plate 38: Hot stuff! Hot stuff!, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

Plate 38: Hot stuff! Hot stuff!, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

1838

Plate 39: Robert Macaire business agent, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

Plate 39: Robert Macaire business agent, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

1838

Plate 40: My God! Monseigneur, I am forced to leave for the countryside, allow me to leave my wife behind to keep you company, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

Plate 40: My God! Monseigneur, I am forced to leave for the countryside, allow me to leave my wife behind to keep you company, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

1838

Plate 41: Robert Macaire, architect, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

Plate 41: Robert Macaire, architect, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

1838

Plate 42: Robert Macaire's boarding school, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

Plate 42: Robert Macaire's boarding school, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

1838

Plate 43: A man of sensitivity at the right price, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

Plate 43: A man of sensitivity at the right price, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

1838

Plate 44: Robert Macaire, Barrister, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

Plate 44: Robert Macaire, Barrister, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

1838

Plate 45: Exploitation of love, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

Plate 45: Exploitation of love, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

1838

Plate 46: Theatrical agent, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

Plate 46: Theatrical agent, from 'Caricaturana,' published in Les Robert Macaires

1838