1851
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
L'empereur soulouque ... is a 1851 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
A cartoon-like scene shows four funny, exaggerated figures. One wears a tall hat and holds feather pens, looking silly. The others shout or wave their arms, acting angry or shocked. This is a political satire made in 1851. It mocks power and leadership through humor. The artist used bold lines and wild faces to make his point. The print was made using lithography, a method where drawings on stone are copied onto paper. You can see more works like this that use lithography. (Word count: 92)
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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