Honoré Daumier
French, 1808–1879
Born in Marseilles; died in Valmondois.
Daumier grew up in Paris after his family left Marseilles, and learned lithography as a young man. For some forty years he drew for satirical papers such as La Caricature and Le Charivari, producing around four thousand lithographs that mocked politicians, lawyers and the habits of the Parisian middle class; a caricature of King Louis-Philippe earned him six months in prison in 1832. His paintings and drawings, such as The Third-Class Carriage, treat ordinary people with deep sympathy.
Written by Ochre Editions.
- In the collection
- 5 worksDated 1845–1867
- Mostly
- Print, Drawing and Watercolor, Paintings
