1854
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Bigre! ... j'ai eu tort de me mettre ... is a 1854 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a figure struggling to hold up a large globe marked with "Europe" and "Asie". The figure's exaggerated features and dynamic motion lines create a sense of surprise. The artist used humor to make a point, which was common in his work. The globe is a big part of the scene, and it's marked with big letters. This makes the struggle to hold it up even more comedic. Check out the technique of lithography to learn more about how this image was made.
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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