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Honoré Daumier was famous for being a printmaker, caricaturist, painter and sculptor. He is now best known for his caricatures of political figures. The artist’s many works, particularly lithographs, offered commentary on the social and political life of 19th-century France. Daumier’s pieces are now in many of the world’s leading art museums, including the Louvre, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Rijksmuseum. Find a range of Honoré Daumier art on 1stDibs.
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"La Plaidoirie"
By Honoré Daumier
Located in Warren, NJ
This is an HONORE DAUMIER "La Plaidoirie" Lithograph Signed Numbered. In good condition measures 16x13
Category
19th Century Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Ces Bons Parisiens - Lithograph by Honoré Daumier - 1859
By Honoré Daumier
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph realized by Daumier in 1859.
Belongs to the Series "Ces Bons Parisien".
Ref. Delteil 3241
Very good condition
Category
1850s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Un plaideur auquel manquent malheureusement
By Honoré Daumier
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Un plaideur auquel manquent malheureusement les pieces les plus importantes, les pieces de cent sous.
(A litigant who unfortunately doesn't have the most important details to success..dollars and cents)
Series: Croquis par Daumier, No. 1
As published in Le Charivari, Paris, October 20, 1865.
Croquis (Sketches by Daumier) is a series of 4 prints...
Category
1860s Romantic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Scènes Parlementaires - Rare Book Illustrated by Honoré Daumier - 1850
By Honoré Daumier
Located in Roma, IT
Scènes Parlementairesis a suite of original lithographs by Honoré Daumier (Marseille, 1808 -1879, Valmondois), realized in 1850.
Published in Paris.
Original Edition.
Format: in ...
Category
1850s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Voilà... - Original lithograph - 1839
By Honoré Daumier
Located in Roma, IT
Voilà.... is an original colored lithograph, realized in 1839 by Honoré Daumier (1808-1879).
The artwork is from the portfolio Types Parisiens composed of caricatures of the immense...
Category
1830s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Les Tables Tournantes - Lithograph by H. Daumier - 1853
By Honoré Daumier
Located in Roma, IT
Les Tables Tournantes (…) is a original b/w lithographed plate (n. 10) from La Fluidomanie.
This is a satiric series composed of 12 plates of caricatures “de mœurs” (of behaviours), realized by Honoré Daumier (France, 1808-1879) and published on the French Periodical, Le Charivari between May and June 1853.
Printed by Charles Trinocq and edited by the Maison Martinet, Paris.
Original Title: Les Tables Tournantes moralisant les coulisses des théâtres (Turning tables...
Category
1850s Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
