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).
Price trend
14 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
12 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 1 | 100% | $75.9kSign up | $75.9kSign up | $75.9kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $75.9kSign up | $75.9kSign up | $75.9kSign up |
| Works on paper | 13 | 8 | 62% | $45.9kSign up | $31.3kSign up | $163kSign up |
| Watercolor | 4 | 1 | 25% | $16.2kSign up | $16.2kSign up | $16.2kSign up |
| Drawing | 9 | 7 | 78% | $50.1kSign up | $46.5kSign up | $163kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 85 | 52 | 61% | $1.3kSign up | $415Sign up | $19.5kSign up |
| Etching | 6 | 5 | 83% | $184Sign up | $224Sign up | $224Sign up |
| Lithograph | 76 | 44 | 58% | $1.5kSign up | $498Sign up | $19.5kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 1 | 1 | 100% | $615Sign up | $615Sign up | $615Sign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 2 | 100% | $97Sign up | $97Sign up | $131Sign up |
| Sculpture | 9 | 7 | 78% | $13kSign up | $8.8kSign up | $46.3kSign up |
| Other | 4 | 3 | 75% | $40.8kSign up | $19kSign up | $100kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | $9kSign up |
| 2025 | 13 | 7 | $10.6kSign up |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | $5.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 6 | 3 | $882Sign up |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | $475Sign up |
| 2020 | 20 | 5 | $224Sign up |
| 2019 | 8 | 5 | $181Sign up |
| 2018 | 7 | 5 | $63Sign up |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | $490Sign up |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 | $53Sign up |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2012 | 10 | 10 | $937Sign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $163kSign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | $573Sign up |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | $47Sign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $325Sign up |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | $987Sign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $403Sign up |