1849
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Assaut de la tribune is a 1849 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows a wild scene in a government hall. Men in suits scramble and shout near a podium. Some lounge on benches below, looking bored or sneaky. Daumier packs each face with sharp humor. The artist mocks politicians who posture while ignoring real issues. Look for the man in the top hat—he’s clearly faking outrage. Compare these figures to Daumier, Honoré’s other political prints.
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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