It is a known fact that Daumier had complained repeatedly about the numerous "fake Daumiers" that were in circulation with "fake Daumier signatures" and being sold as authentic creations by Daumier. Of course he could not even imagine how many [...]

We are pleased to announce that the DAUMIER REGISTER'S collectors mark has just been published in the database of Frits Lugt, Les Marques de collections de dessins & d’estampes | Fondation Custodia and carries the LUGT nr. L6381. The Lugt [...]

PAULA FAYOS-PÉREZ, researcher in Art History has examined in her PhD thesis (University of Camridge, 2019) the influence of Goya in 19th-century France, focusing on caricaturists such as Daumier and Grandville. It was recently published as a book: "Goya’s Caprichos [...]

A simple calculation reveals a shocking result: Daumier created a total of 1340 drawings. This compares with 1562 drawings ‘AFTER DAUMIER’ and ‘UNCONFIRMED’ The comparison of the oil paintings is far more alarming: Daumier created a total of 283 paintings. [...]

Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen, Düsseldorf GmbH, Germany, sold a large private collection of drawings by a presumably German artist with approx. 388 drawings after Daumier on 6 different auction dates between 2017 and 2020. Description: Charcoal drawings on chamois-coloured paper. Predominantly 29.5 [...]

"An Examination of Artistic Expression Through Honoré Daumier's Le Fardeau" by SARAH ISAK-GOODE of Lindenwood University. This highly interesting dissertation, which has just been published, offers a completely new aspect to Daumier's multifaceted work. SARAH ISAK-GOODE examines the divergence between [...]