# 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._

5 works in the collection.

- [The Third-Class Carriage](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-third-class-carriage-met-436095), Honoré Daumier, 1864. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [Three Gossips](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/three-gossips-aic-110985), Honoré Daumier, 1865/1867. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.
- [L'Eau est délicieuse... je t'assure...](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/l-eau-est-delicieuse-je-t-assure-nga-56893), Honoré Daumier, 1845. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.
- [Une lecture intéressante et rafraichissante](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/une-lecture-interessante-et-rafraichissante-nga-170184), Honoré Daumier, 1854. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.
- [La femme doit suivre son mari ...](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/la-femme-doit-suivre-son-mari-nga-180200), Honoré Daumier, 1848. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.