1843
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
A la tribune is a 1843 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a man standing at a podium, drinking from a large glass, and addressing a crowd seated in rows. This scene is interesting because it shows a moment of political discourse in 19th-century France. The man's action of drinking while speaking suggests a sense of informality or even satire. Check out the work of artist: Daumier, Honoré to learn more about his style and commentary on French society.
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 1830 to the fall of the Second French Empire in 1870.
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