1872
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Le hic c'est quand il s'agit de lui mettre une tête is a 1872 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows a headless statue in a robe holding a scepter. It stands on a pedestal labeled "MONARCHIE." Below, small figures in suits point and laugh at the absurd sight. Daumier made this in 1872 to mock power. Kings and leaders often seemed hollow to him. The missing head makes the joke clear—authority can look ridiculous. This feels like Daumier’s usual sharp humor. Check out more of his work next. Door: artist: Daumier, Honoré
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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