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The Father of Caricature: Works by Honoré Daumier from R. Paul Firnhaber’s Collection 28/10/2023 – 25/02/2024

Mikkel Museum
Adult: Mikkeli Museum
€7
  • Family: Mikkeli Museum
    €14
  • Discount: Mikkel Museum
    €5
  • Adult ticket with donation: Art Museum of Estonia
    €15
  • Annual cards
    €50
  • Combined tickets
    €9
Honoré Daumier. Invasion de Paris par les Bas-Normands. From the series Les Trains de Plaisir. 1852. Published in Le Charivari. R. Paul Firnhaber’s collection
Exhibition

The Father of Caricature: Works by Honoré Daumier from R. Paul Firnhaber’s Collection

US cultural historian R. Paul Firnhaber, who now lives in the Estonian town of Viljandi, stands out among Estonia-based collectors with his unique collection of art and photography. This exhibition presents part of this collection: caricatures and cartoons by Honoré Daumier. Published regularly in the newspapers La Caricature and Le Charivari, Daumier’s humorous pictures helped elevate the status of caricature to “high art”, setting up a canon of the genre.

Curators: Anu Allikvee and Aleksander Metsamärt
Graphic design: Külli Kaats