1848
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Le Citoyen ... Thiers essayant un nouveau costume is a 1848 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a man in a fancy costume, standing with his nose in the air. He's wearing a big hat and a fancy coat, and his face is exaggerated. The artist made his features look silly on purpose, to make a point about politics. The point is that politicians can look ridiculous when they're trying to show off. The artist, Honoré Daumier, was known for making fun of politicians in his art. He used humor to comment on the issues of his time. This style of commentary is similar to work done using the technique: 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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