Catalogue of the paintings is divided into two parts: paintings in good condition and paintings with extensive restorations, including sketches and unfinished paintings by Daumier completed by other hands. The publication also contains a copy of the 1878 Daumier exhibition at Galerie Durand-Ruel, a list of owners, and a list of lost/missing paintings. Other editions were also published by Thames & Hudson, London, and Arts et métiers, Paris; a reprint was issued by Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, San Francisco, 1995.