1849
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Achille Tenaille de Vaulabelle is a 1849 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a man with exaggerated facial features and distinctive attire. He's in a three-quarter pose. You can see the satire in his face and clothes. The satire in this work is interesting because it reflects the artist's style. It's a commentary on 19th-century French politics. To learn more about the method used to create this work, look up the technique: lithography.
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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