H daumier artist biography

Honoré Daumier is one of the most interesting figures in the world of art, partly because of the sheer numbers and astonishing production of his career, but also because of the range of works he created, from day-to-day political caricatures for newspapers to magnificent oil-on-canvas paintings, and even sculptures.

Early Life

Daumier was born in Marseilles, France, in 1808, to Jean-Baptiste Louis Daumier, who worked with artistic glass as a glazier.

His wife, the mother of Honoré, was Cécile Catherine Philippe. When Honoré was a small boy his parents moved to Paris where his father hoped to gain recognition in publishing as a poet, which he never achieved.

Despite Jean-Baptiste’s own risky career choice of poetry, he nevertheless strongly attempted to discourage Honoré from