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Artist galleriesHonoré Daumier

Honoré Daumier

The image shows two individuals walking across a muddy path. The male figure is walking to the right with a forward stride, while the female figure follows behind with a downward gaze. The man has a pronounced nose and chin and is wearing a tall hat, rolled-up pants, a vest, and shirt, with a coat or jacket slung over his shoulder. He carries an umbrella and a pair of boots tied together. The woman wears a bonnet and a long dress with a shawl, while carrying a woven basket. The background is minimal with a sketched landscape and a large shadow above the figures.
The image shows two individuals seated outdoors near a body of water with their feet submerged. Both individuals are seen from head to toe. The person on the left is seated with a slightly hunched posture, reading a document or a book. They have a balding head, wear glasses, a dark suit with the coat draped over their knees, and a top hat placed on the ground. The individual on the right is sitting upright with a scarf over their hair. They wear a long dress with a shawl, and their hands rest on their lap. The background features a bare tree and a rough, sketched environment. The sky and landscape are depicted in shades of light and dark.
The Third-Class Carriage, by Honoré Daumier, 1864
The image shows a woman sitting beside a body of water, under a tree. She is wearing a long dress and holding a bonnet by her side. In the water, a person is visible from the shoulders up with short hair. The background includes a landscape with trees, water, and a distant structure that resembles a house or castle.
A work made of black crayon and charcoal, on ivory laid paper.

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879). Every work of theirs in the collection, in today's hang.

First room, north wall

  1. The image shows two individuals walking across a muddy path. The male figure is walking to the right with a forward stride, while the female figure follows behind with a downward gaze. The man has a pronounced nose and chin and is wearing a tall hat, rolled-up pants, a vest, and shirt, with a coat or jacket slung over his shoulder. He carries an umbrella and a pair of boots tied together. The woman wears a bonnet and a long dress with a shawl, while carrying a woven basket. The background is minimal with a sketched landscape and a large shadow above the figures.
    La femme doit suivre son mari ...Honoré Daumier, 1848Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
  2. The image shows two individuals seated outdoors near a body of water with their feet submerged. Both individuals are seen from head to toe. The person on the left is seated with a slightly hunched posture, reading a document or a book. They have a balding head, wear glasses, a dark suit with the coat draped over their knees, and a top hat placed on the ground. The individual on the right is sitting upright with a scarf over their hair. They wear a long dress with a shawl, and their hands rest on their lap. The background features a bare tree and a rough, sketched environment. The sky and landscape are depicted in shades of light and dark.
    Une lecture intéressante et rafraichissanteHonoré Daumier, 1854Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
  3. The Third-Class Carriage, by Honoré Daumier, 1864
    The Third-Class CarriageHonoré Daumier, 1864Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

First room, south wall

  1. The image shows a woman sitting beside a body of water, under a tree. She is wearing a long dress and holding a bonnet by her side. In the water, a person is visible from the shoulders up with short hair. The background includes a landscape with trees, water, and a distant structure that resembles a house or castle.
    L'Eau est délicieuse... je t'assure...Honoré Daumier, 1845Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
  2. A work made of black crayon and charcoal, on ivory laid paper.
    Three GossipsHonoré Daumier, 1865/1867Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago