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Honoré Daumier (French, 1808-1879)
Available Works
Known chiefly as a political and social satirist, Honoré Daumier used the printmaking process of lithography, still relatively new at the time, to contribute cartoons and caricatures to French news weeklies. He brilliantly exposed the character of his subjects by infusing everyday gestures, postures, and dialogue with his unmistakable wit. A gifted painter and sculptor, Daumier chose the steady income of commercial illustration work over a career in "high" art. It has been estimated that he produced over 4,000 lithographs. Today, Daumier's powerful and humorous illustrations stand as critical historical reminders as well as an enduring testament to the passion for social justice that fueled his work.
• Cultural and Political Satire links: William Hogarth, Thomas Rowlandson, British Caricature Prints
Un Grand Mortier à tres petite portée
Lithograph sur blanc, 1834. For La Caricature No. 215. Monogram in stone (backward). Delteil 79. Rare, early print.
8-7/8 x 9-3/4 inches.
[29177c]
SOLD
Planches a Quartes or Charles de Choisy
Frontispiece for Catalogue de L’Oeuvre Lithographie et Grave de H. Daumier, by Champfleury. Etching, 1872. Edition size: 100. The only etching Daumier ever made, served as frontispiece to the deluxe edition of Champfleury’s catalogue to Daumier’s graphic work. Also on the plate, etchings by Felicien Rops, Alfred Taiee, and Henri Harpignies. Reference: Bory’s Rops catalog, #307.
Sheet: 8-7/8 x 3-7/8 inches.
[24391]
$1800
Vous aviez faim... vous aviez faim... ça n’est pas un raison! Mais moi aussi presque tous les jours j’ai faim et je ne vole pas pour cela!
(You were hungry... you were hungry... that’s not a reason! I also am hungry nearly every day and so I won’t fly for that!) Series: Le Gens de Justice. Lithograph, 1845. Initialed in the stone, text verso. As published in Le Charivari. Reference: Delteil 1351.
7-1/4 x 10-1/4 inches.
[25553]
$800
La Cour, vidant le déliberé...
(The court is emptying to deliberate.) Series: Le Gens de Justice. Lithograph, 1845. Initialed in the stone, text verso. As published in Le Charivari. Reference: Delteil 1380. Paper has been expertly cleaned and restored.
Sheet: 7-1/4 x 10 inches.
[25551]
$850
Magot de la Chine
Lithograph sur blanc, 1834. For La Caricature No. 199. Delteil 83. Published by Chez Aubert. Faint matburn.
8-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches.
[29480c]
$375
Parisiens qui ne seront jamais placès sous la surveillance de la haute police.
(Parisiens who will never be under surveillance by the high police.) For the series Tout ce qu’on voudra. Original lithograph for Le Charivari. Initialed in the stone. Text verso. Published by Chez Aubert. Reference: Delteil 1658.
Sheet: 12-3/4 x 9-1/2 inches.
[5666]
$100
Monsieur, pardon si je vous gêne un peu...
(Sir, pardon me if I bother you a little...) Series: Les Bas-Bleus. For Le Charivari, 1846. Lithograph, text verso. Initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Aubert. Reference: Delteil 1233. Light soiling at edges, creases in right margin. The "Bas-Bleus" or Bluestockings, refers to the "liberated" French Women’s movement, exemplified by the lifestyle of Novelist George Sand (1804-1876).
Sheet: 15 x 9-3/4 inches.
[25892]
$170
La jument de prince et le chien de la Princesse
(The Prince’s Mare and the Princess’ dog) From La Caricature No. 205, 1834. Lithograph, sur blanc. Published by Chez Aubert.
Sheet: 10 x 14 inches.
[17660]
$300
César - Si vous n’avez su vaincre apprenes à servir! Brutus - César, aucun de nous n’apprendra qu’á mourir!
(Caesar - If you haven’t learned how to conquer, then learn to serve! Brutus - Caesar, none of us learns but to die.” For the series Physionomies Tragiques, from Le Charivari, 1851. Lithograph, text verso. Initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Aubert. Reference: Delteil 2181.
Sheet: 10 x 14-3/4 inches.
[2342]
$100
Holà hé! madame l’hôtesse, j’aime les potages chauves.
(Hold on! Waitress, I prefer the vegetables clean-shaven.) Series: Silhouettes. Lithograph, text verso. As published in Le Charivari. Reference: Delteil 851.
Sheet: 14 x 9-3/4 inches.
[24734]
SOLD
Un Article Louangeur
(A Flattering Article) (...Read the article I wrote about your work... I believe you will find it satisfactory. [She reads]--We have come to know of a volume published by Mme. Eulalie de Bois-Fleuri, and are proud to announce that France can include one more buse [blockhead]!... What!... But I wrote MUSE... The printer is a crook!) For the series Les Beaux Jours de la Vie. from Le Charivari. Lithograph, text verso. Initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Aubert. Reference: Delteil 1133.
Sheet: 13-1/2 x 9-3/4 inches.
[5654]
$100
La Glaneuse. Comment Pas une epingle... pa un mouchoir!...
(Not a hairpin...not a handkerchief!...) Series Bohemiens de Paris. From Le Charivari. Lithograph, text verso. Initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Bauger. Printed by Aubert. Ex-collection W. Sharp.
Sheet: 13-1/4 x 9-1/4 inches.
[18413]
$100
Tu m’embêtes mon épouse!
(You’re annoying my spouse!...) Series: Types Parisiens. For Le Charivari, 1843. Lithograph, text verso, initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Aubert. Reference: Delteil 606.
Sheet: 10 x 14-3/4 inches.
[25894]
$200
Zaïre. Orosmane - Le Voilà donc connu ce secret plein d’horreur!
(Thus, it is now known, this secret full of horror!) Series: Physionomies Tragiques. From Le Charivari, 1851. Lithograph, text verso, initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Aubert. Reference: Delteil 2182. Orosmane is a sultan who falls in love with a slave girl, the title character in Voltaire’s Zaire.
Sheet: 10 x 14-5/8 inches.
[2344]
$100
Un cauchemar de Mimi
(Mimi’s nightmare) Series: Actualites. From Le Charivari. Lithograph, text verso, initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Aubert. Reference: Delteil 1982. Lightly toned. Some losses in outer margins.
Sheet: 9-1/2 x 13-1/4 inches.
[5343]
$60
Oedipus: “Moi-même en le percant, je sendtis dans mon âme, Tout vainqueur que j’etais... vous frémissez, madame!”
(When I struck him I felt in my soul like the victor I was...Madame, you shudder!) Series: Physionomies Tragiques. From Le Charivari. Lithograph, text verso, initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Aubert. Reference: Delteil 2184.
Sheet: 10 x 14-3/4 inches.
[2343]
$100
Le mari veut qu’on regarde sa couche, l’ami ne songe à voir que sa femme
(The husband went to look at her resting place, the friend never dreamed he would see his wife.) Series: Les Amis, from Le Charivari. Lithograph, text verso, initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Aubert. Reference: Delteil 1381.
Sheet: 15 x 9-3/4 inches.
[5676]
$100
J’veux à boire!...-Mais puisque j’vous dis que j’suis épicier!
(I want a drink!... -But I already told you I’m drunk!) Series: Tout ce qu’on Voudra. From Le Charivari. Lithograph, text verso, initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Aubert. Reference: Delteil 1682.
Sheet: 13-1/4 x 10 inches.
[5663]
$85
Oui, mon chere Monsieur...
(Yes, my dear Sir...) Series: Types Parisiens. From Le Charivari. Lithograph, text verso, initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Aubert.
Sheet: 9-3/4 x 12-1/4 inches.
[18076]
$150
Le Puits de Grenelle
(The Well of Grenelle) Series: Moeurs Conjugales. For La Caricature, 1841. Lithograph printed sur blanc. Published by Chez Bauger. Initialed in stone. Collectors stamps in lower right margin. Reference: Delteil 660.
Sheet: 13-1/4 x 9-3/4 inches.
[25889]
$450
Une Maitresse à l’Opera
(A mistress at the opera). Series: Le Beaux Jours de la Vie. For Le Charivari, 1843. Lithograph, text verso, initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Aubert.
Sheet: 12-1/4 x 9-3/4 inches.
[25552]
$125
Adieu, ma chère Flora
(Goodbye, my dear Flora) Series: Les Bas-Bleus. From Le Charivari. Lithograph, text verso, initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Aubert. Reference: Delteil 1241. The "Bas-Bleus" or Bluestockings, refers to the "liberated" French Women’s movement, exemplified by the lifestyle of Novelist George Sand (1804-1876).
Sheet: 14-3/4 x 9-7/8 inches.
[5300]
$120
Bichette... viens donc arranger ma rosette!
(Honey... come here and fix my tie!) Series: Les Bas-Bleus. from Le Charivari. Lithograph, text verso, initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Aubert. Reference: Delteil 1236. The "Bas-Bleus" or Bluestockings, refers to the “liberated” French Women’s movement, exemplified by the lifestyle of Novelist George Sand (1804-1876).
Sheet: 14-3/4 x 9-1/2 inches.
[5303]
$120
Inconvénient d’envoyer un mauvais tableau a l’exposition
(The problem of sending a bad painting to an exhibition) Series: Les Artistes. From Le Charivari. Lithograph, text verso, initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Aubert. Reference:Delteil 1728.
Sheet: 12-3/4 x 9-7/8 inches.
[5660]
$100
Voila pourtant comme nous serons demain...
(See, this is how we will be tomorrow... it makes me shiver just looking at these cold blooded creatures!) Series: Croquis Aquatiques. From Le Charivari. Lithograph printed sur blanc, 1853. Initialed in the stone. Published by Maison Martinet. Reference: Delteil 2418. Ex-collection O. Gerstenberg, Lught 2785.
Sheet: 10-3/8 x 13-1/2 inches.
[5196]
$120
Il y a portant aujourd’hui trente et un an, monsieur Coquelet!
(Today is your 31st wedding anniversary, Mr. Coquelet! --It’s true, and this is how we shall celebrate this memorable day: by eating a tourte with godiveaux!) Series: Les Beaux Jours de la Vie. From Le Charivari. Lithograph, text verso, initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Aubert. Reference: Delteil 1153.
Sheet: 13-3/8 x 9-3/4 inches.
[5656]
$100
Les maris ne sont pas ce qu’un vain peuple pense!
(Husbands are not as useless as people think!) Series: Les Divorceuses. From Le Charivari. Lithograph, text verso, initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Aubert. Reference: Delteil 1771.
Sheet: 12-1/2 x 8-5/8 inches.
[5686]
$85
Le feu d’artifice
(The Fire of Artifice) Series: Moeurs Conjugales. From Le Charivari. Lithograph, text verso, initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Bauger. Reference: Delteil 656.
Sheet: 15 x 9-3/8 inches.
[5679]
$75
Dans l’eté ce n’est qui’ici que réellement je me trouve bien...
(I’m actually not well suited for summer here) Series: Les Baigneuses. For Le Charivari. Lithograph, text verso, initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Aubert. Reference: Delteil 657.
Sheet: 9-1/4 x 13-1/2 inches.
[18073]
$150
En pleine eau
(In Open Water) Series: Les Baigneuses. For Le Charivari. Lithograph, text verso, initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Aubert. Reference: Delteil 1640.
Sheet: 9-3/4 x 14-3/4 inches.
[5667]
$100
Une école de natalion, --bassin des hommes raisonnables
(A swimming lesson, --pool of reasonable men.) Series: Croquis Aquatiques. For Le Charivari. Lithograph published sur blanc, 1853. Initialed in the stone. Published by Maison Martinet. Reference: Delteil 2411Ex-collection O. Gerstenberg, Lugt 2785.
Sheet: 10-3/8 x 13-1/2 inches.
[5194]
SOLD
Qui aime Bertrand aime son chien.
(Whoever loves Bertrand, loves his dog.) Series: Proverbes et Maximes. For Le Charivari, 1836. Lithograph, text verso, initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Bauger. Reference: Delteil 811.
Sheet: 14 x 9-1/2 inches.
[13751]
$185
Le Cuisinier
(The cook.) For Le Charivari, 1840s. Lithograph, text verso. Published by Chez Aubert. Reference: Delteil 265.
Sheet: 11-7/8 x 8-5/8 inches.
[25893]
$275
Fameuse perruque.
(A famous wig.) Series: Galerie Physionomique. For Le Charivari, 1846. Lithograph, text verso. Mounted. Faint matburn with a few spots. Published by Chez Aubert. Reference: Delteil 331.
Sheet: 12-1/8 x 9 inches.
[25891]
$185
Comment! Encore une caricature sur nous, ce matin, dans Le Charivari!
(How can this be! This morning there is another caricature about us in Le Charivari!). Series: Les Bas-Bleus. For Le Charivari, c. 1846. Lithograph, text verso, initialed in the stone. Published by Aubert & Co. The "Bas-Bleus" or Bluestockings, refers to the "liberated" French Women’s movement, exemplified by the lifestyle of Novelist George Sand (1804-1876).
Sheet: 11-3/8 x 8 inches.
[18072]
$175
C’est ta faute, ma femme
(It’s your fault, my wife). Series: Pastorales. For Le Charivari, 1843. Lithograph, text verso, initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Aubert.
Sheet: 12-3/4 x 9-3/4 inches.
[25554]
$125
Au Revoir, Ophelia!... Ne manquez pas de venir Mardi soir... c’est une réunion littèraire en petit comité... nous lirons des élégies et nous ferons du bischoff!
(Goodbye, Ophelia!... Don’t forget to come next Tuesday evening... we are having a select literary gathering... we shall be reading poems and making some punch!) Series: Les Bas-Bleus. For Le Charivari. Lithograph, text verso, initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Aubert. The "Bas-Bleus" or Bluestockings, refers to the "liberated" French Women’s movement, exemplified by the lifestyle of Novelist George Sand (1804-1876).
Sheet: 14-3/4 x 9-7/8 inches.
[5310]
$125
Je ne m’étonne plus si je ne voyais pas mon chapeau...
(I wouldn’t be more surprised if I didn’t see my hat.) Series: Quand on a du Guignon. For Le Charivari. Lithograph, text verso, initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Aubert.
Sheet: 13-1/4 x 9-3/4 inches.
[5659]
$85
Quand les enfants on été bien sages le papa les mène au bain par partie de plaisir.
(When the children have been good, their father takes them to the baths for fun.) Series: Les Baigneurs. For Le Charivari. Lithograph, text verso, initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Bauger. Reference: Delteil 777.
Sheet: 9-7/8 x 14-3/4 inches.
[5652]
$100
Un ami est un crocodile donné par la civilisation.
(A friend is a crocodile given to civilization.) Series: Les Amis. For Le Charivari. Lithograph, text verso, initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Aubert. Reference: Deltiel.
Sheet: 14-3/4 x 9-7/8 inches.
[5675]
$75
Eh!... Eh!... Mais il paraît que je suis très fort!
(Eh!... Eh!... But it appears that I am very strong!) Series: Les Plaisirs des Champs-Elysées. For Le Charivari. Lithograph, text verso, initialed in the stone. Published by Aubert & Co.
Sheet: 13-1/2 x 9-7/8 inches.
[18075]
$150
Diable! Diable! Il parait que la rasoir n’est guère bon... et il sera plus mauvais encore quant viendra mon tour!
(Damn! Damn! It seems that the razor is never good... and it will be even worse when it’s my turn!) Series: Les Bons Bourgeois. For Le Charivari. Lithograph, text verso. Initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Aubert. Reference: Delteil 1540.
Sheet: 14-3/4 x 9-1/2 inches.
[5670]
$120
Un coup de feu!
(A gunshot!) Series: Types Parisiens. For Le Charivari, 1839. Lithograph, text verso. Initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Aubert. Reference: Delteil 591.
Sheet: 10 x 15 inches.
[25895]
$185
Un monsieur qui veut se donner la satisfaction d’avoir son masque.
(A gentleman who wants to give himself the satisfaction of having a facial.) Series: Les Beaux Jours de la Vie. For Le Charivari, 1846. Lithograph, text verso. Initialed in the stone. Spots in lower and right margin. Published by Chez Aubert. Reference: Delteil 1179.
Sheet: 13-1/2 x 10 inches.
[25896]
$200
Nos comptes sont faciles à établir...
(We can easily determine your account... You gave me 1000 copies of your anthology Sighs from my Soul... Twenty-seven copies were distributed to the press and after deducting what I have sold, I find that exactly 973 of your Soul’s Sighs remain in my shop!) Series: Les Bas-Bleus. For Le Charivari. Lithograph, text verso (backed with another page. from Le Charivari with lithograph). Tears in right margin. Initialed in the stone. Published by Aubert & Co. Reference: Delteil 1250. The “Bas-Bleus” or Bluestockings, refers to the “liberated” French Women’s movement, exemplified by the lifestyle of Novelist George Sand (1804-1876).
Sheet: 14-3/4 x 10-1/2 inches.
[5293]
$120
Messieurs, je viens offrir à votre journal...
(Gentlemen, I have come to offer you a serial novel, which I am sure will suit your newspaper perfectly! It is titled Eloa, or Eight Days of Inner Happiness... The first part will make up some ten to twelve volumes... in the style of Eugène Sue!...But Madame, you alarm me... at that rate your eight days will last three years!) Series: Les Bas-Bleus. For Le Charivari. Lithograph, sur blanc. Initialed in the stone. Published by Aubert & Co. Reference: Delteil 1226. The “Bas-Bleus” or Bluestockings, refers to the “liberated” French Women’s movement, exemplified by the lifestyle of Novelist George Sand (1804-1876).
Sheet: 12-3/4 x 9-3/4 inches.
[5295]
SOLD
Tiens, c’est madame Camuzot...dans le premier moment j’avais cru que c’était une Nèréide!
(Look, it’s Mrs. Camuzot... At first I thought it was a Nereid!) Series: Croquis Aquatiques. For Le Charivari, 1853. Lithograph, sur blanc. Initialed in the stone. Published by Maison Martinet. Reference: Delteil 2415. A Nereid is a sea nymph, one of the 50 daughters of Nereus who are often found accompanying Poseidon in Greek mythology.
Sheet: 10-3/8 x 13-1/2 inches.
[5190]
$120
Andromaque: J’ai vu trancher les jours de ma famille entière...
(Andromache: I saw my whole family cut up and my husband dragged off bleeding in the dust!) Series: Physionomies Tragiques. For Le Charivari, 1851. Lithograph, text verso. Initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Aubert. Reference: Delteil 2180. In Greek Mythology, Andromache was the wife of Hector, who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War. He is the title character of a classic French play by Jean Racine.
Sheet: 10-1/4 x 14-5/8 inches.
[2341]
$100
Des papillons!!! Cela me rappelle ma jeunesse!...
(Butterflies!!! They remind me of my youth! Monsieur Prudhomme, will you please be quiet in front of your son!) Series: Actualités. for Le Charivari. Lithograph, text verso. Initialed in the stone. Published by Maison Martinet. Reference: Delteil 2757.
9-5/8 x 12-7/8 inches.
[5680]
$100
D’ou arrives-tu? Dans un état pareil!
(Where are you arriving from in such a state?) Series: Actualités. for Le Charivari. Lithograph, text verso. Initialed in the stone. Published by Maison Martinet. Reference: Deltiel 2545. Light allover toning.
Sheet: 9-3/4 x 13 inches.
[5345]
$75
Conducteur! Conducteur!... Arrêtez, au nom du ciel! J’ai la colique!...
(Conductor! Conductor! Stop, in the name of heaven! I’m sick!) Series: Les Chemins de Fer. for Le Charivari. Lithograph, text verso. Initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Pannier. Centerfold. Reference: Deltiel 1054.
Sheet: 10 x 14-3/4 inches.
[5647]
$75
C’est singulier... je ne peux pas deviner le rebus du Charivari d’aujourd’hui!
(It’s odd... I can’t figure out today’s puzzle in Le Charivari!) Series: Les Beaux Jours de la Vie. For Le Charivari. Lithograph, text verso. Initialed in stone. Published by Chez Aubert. Reference: Deltiel 1126.
Sheet: 13-1/2 x 9-3/4 inches.
[5653]
$100
Athalie: Aux petits des oiseaux il donne la pâture...
(Athalie: He gives food to the baby birds and his goodness spreads over all of nature!) Series: Physionomies Tragiques. For Le Charivari, 1851. Lithograph, text verso. Initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Aubert. Centerfold. Reference: Delteil 2179. Athalie is the title character of a 1691 play by Jean Racine.
Sheet: 10-1/8 x 14-3/4 inches.
[2340]
$75
Athalie: Mais je n’ai plus trouvé qu’un horrible mèlange...
(Athalie: “But I found nothing except a horrible mixture of bone and flesh bruised and dragged through the mire...!”) Series: Physionomies Tragiques. For Le Charivari, 1851. Lithograph, text verso. Initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Aubert. Reference: Delteil 2177. Athalie is the title character of a 1691 play by Jean Racine.
Sheet: 10-1/4 x 14-5/8 inches.
[2338]
$100
Inconvénient d’être trop sentimental et d’aimer à aller se promener au clair de lune.
(The drawback of being too sentimental and liking to take walks in the moonlight.) Series: Tout ce qu’on Voudra. For Le Charivari. Lithograph, text verso. Initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Aubert. Reference: Delteil 1696.
Sheet: 12-1/2 x 9-5/8 inches.
[5662]
$100
Un premier voyage en chemin de fer.
(First trainride.) Series: Les Beaux Jours de la Vie. For Le Charivari, 1846. Lithograph, text verso. Initialed in the stone. Published by Chez Aubert. Reference: Delteil 74. Minor soiling at edges of sheet.
Sheet: 11 x 8-3/4 inches.
[20938]
$125
C’est bien ici qu’il m’avait donné rendez-vous entre...
(It’s good that he had me meet him between the 4th and 5th wave. It’s surprising that he’s making me wait like this!) Series: Croquis Aquatiques. For Le Charivari. Lithograph printed sur blanc, 1853. Initialed in stone. Published by Maison Martinet. Reference: Deltiel 2421. Ex-collection O. Gerstenberg, Lugt 2785.
Sheet: 10-1/4 x 13-1/2 inches.
[5198]
$100
Dis donc Bichette...à quoi songes-tu don de te promener comme ça la nuit?...
(Honey...why are you wandering about at this time of night?...Are you sleepwalking or do you have a stomach ache? --No, I’m trying to work out a new way of killing a husband, and I’m not coming back to bed until I’ve found one! I need it to finish my novel. --Gosh I hope she doesn’t try it out on me!) Series: Les Bas-Bleus. For Le Charivari. Lithograph, text verso. Initialed in the stone. Published by Aubert & Co. Reference: Delteil 1225. Tear into text in lower margin. The “Bas-Bleus” or Bluestockings, refers to the “liberated” French Women’s movement, exemplified by the lifestyle of Novelist George Sand (1804-1876).
Sheet: 14-7/8 x 9-3/4 inches.
[5309]
$120
