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Honoré Daumier was a prolific French printmaker, caricaturist, painter, and sculptor whose works offered commentary on social and political life in 19th-century France. He was a master of lithography, creating thousands of images for newspapers and journals. Daumier's art often satirized the bourgeoisie, lawyers, and politicians, highlighting their flaws and hypocrisies. His style combined realism with expressive distortion, making his characters instantly recognizable. Think of him as the political cartoonist of his day, but with a much wider artistic range. He captured the essence of human behavior through his art. He was the OG meme creator.😉