1844
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
La Carotte de l'élection is a 1844 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a well-dressed man in a top hat handing something to a group of rough-looking people. One woman holds a baby, another clutches a child’s hand, and a man in a hat tilts his head back like he’s laughing. The scene looks messy, with bags and clothes scattered around. The man’s face is calm, while the others look surprised or skeptical. The title *La Carotte de l’élection* hints this might be about voting or favors—like a "carrot" being dangled. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement and emotion. Next, check out how this was made with lithography.
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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