Honoré Daumier

French · 1808–1879

Realism Social Satire

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After Honoré Daumier Daumier Daumier, Honore

Daumier's lithographs—thousands of them, published in Paris's satirical press—invented modern political caricature and documented the social comedy of bourgeois France with unmatched psychological acuity. His paintings and terracotta busts of parliamentary figures are also remarkable. Works appear regularly at auction; major paintings achieve above $3 million.

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