1867
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Hier le fusil a aiguille, eux demain ... is a 1867 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows men in long robes and tall hats marching toward a building marked "Congrès Universel des Médecins." Their faces are stretched long, noses extra pointy. Daumier draws them with sharp lines, making them look silly despite their serious clothes. He printed this in 1867. It mocks doctors who took themselves too seriously. The long faces and stiff poses make the scene funny, not scary. Look at how Daumier uses lithography to build these bold shadows.
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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