Honoré Daumier
French · 1808–1879 · Painter, Printmaker
Honoré-Victorin Daumier was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the Revolution of… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Mère et EnfantGrisebach · €122,000≈ $163,321≈ £104,956Sign up to see
Un wagon de troisième classeKornfeld · CHF 80,000≈ $100,296≈ £74,063≈ €85,591Sign up to see
Le chanteur des rues (recto);Bonhams · €76,600≈ $84,145≈ £65,965Sign up to see
Honoré Daumier’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
ArtSell has recorded 112 auction results for Honoré Daumier between 2002 and 2026, of which 71 sold (63%). A further 12 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $47Sign up free to see to $163kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $163kSign up free to see for Mère et Enfant at Grisebach in November 2011. The most common medium is lithographs (76 lots). Most results come from Ketterer Kunst (20), im Kinsky (19) and Kornfeld (17).
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- Deux études du Retour de l'Enfant prodigue, circa 1860$8,960≈ £6,677≈ €7,725Sign up free to see
- €13,970≈ $16,158≈ £12,227Sign up free to see
- $127≈ £96≈ €109Sign up free to see
- CHF 80,000≈ $100,296≈ £74,063≈ €85,591Sign up free to see
- Ratapoil (Le rat à poil - Die nackte Ratte), Design 1851, cast 1957CHF 37,000≈ $46,261≈ £34,235≈ €39,590Sign up free to see
- L'Avocat saluant, Design 1840-1862, cast before 1960CHF 7,000≈ $8,752≈ £6,477≈ €7,490Sign up free to see
- L'Amateur d'art, Design circa 1862, cast 1955CHF 8,500≈ $10,628≈ £7,865≈ €9,095Sign up free to see
- MX$16,000≈ $852≈ £632≈ €731Sign up free to see
- UntitledAfter the artist$15≈ £11≈ €13Sign up free to see
- Francois Dominique de ReynaudAfter the artist$425≈ £336≈ €404Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (12)
Lots by Honoré Daumier that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Honoré Daumier works on paper (13)Honoré Daumier watercolors (4)Honoré Daumier drawings (9)Honoré Daumier prints (85)Honoré Daumier etchings (6)Honoré Daumier lithographs (76)Honoré Daumier sculpture (9)
Honoré Daumier: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Honoré Daumier at auction?
$163,321Sign up free to see, for Mère et Enfant at Grisebach (November 2011) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Honoré Daumier?
The median sale price is $712Sign up free to see across 71 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Honoré Daumier have sold at auction?
71 of 112 recorded lots sold between 2002 and 2026. 12 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Honoré Daumier?
Ketterer Kunst, im Kinsky and Kornfeld account for the most recorded results. Ketterer Kunst · im Kinsky · Kornfeld
Honoré Daumier signature
51 catalogued lots by Honoré Daumier record a signature line. The most common placement is lower left (55% of lots that state a placement). Most often: monogrammed.
Placement
Form
Monogrammed in the stone on the lower left: h.D., stone number 3
— Dire que nous v'la parisiens!“, sheet from „Actualités, im Kinsky, Mar 4, 2020Monogrammed in the stone on the lower left: h.D., stone number 103
— Combat singulier ...“, sheet 117 from „Actualités, im Kinsky, Mar 4, 2020Monogrammed in the stone on the lower left: h.D., stone number 112
— Voilà un vent ...“, sheet 127 from „Actualités, im Kinsky, Mar 4, 2020
About Honoré Daumier
Honoré-Victorin Daumier was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the Revolution of 1830 to the fall of the Second French Empire in 1870. He earned a living producing caricatures and cartoons in newspapers and periodicals such as La Caricature and Le Charivari, for which he became well known in his lifetime and is still remembered today. He was a republican democrat, who satirized and lampooned the monarchy, aristocracy, clergy, politicians, the judiciary, lawyers, police, detectives, the wealthy, the military, the bourgeoisie, as well as his countrymen and human nature in general.
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