1844
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Le mardi gras is a 1844 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows two men talking on Mardi Gras. One wears a fancy costume. The other looks tired in plain clothes. Their faces are exaggerated—almost like masks. Daumier often mocked Parisian life in his art. This print uses humor to show class divides during festivals. The loose lines make it feel quick and alive. The artist behind this is 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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