1857
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Ayant abusé du raisin de 1857 is a 1857 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows three people in a vineyard. A woman in a shawl holds grapes, a man rests against a barrel, and a small figure with a clown-like face sits nearby. Daumier made this in 1857 to mock people who overdrink. Lithography was new then. It let artists print bold, fast images cheaply, perfect for jokes. These prints spread fast in newspapers to make fun of daily life. See how rough the lines are? That’s the lithograph’s trick. Look up Daumier, Honoré next.
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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