1855
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Le nouvel Icare ... is a 1855 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
Here’s a fresh take: Daumier’s lithograph shows a man tumbling from the sky. Broken wings hang from his back. His face twists in shock. This isn’t just a fall—it’s a joke with bite. Daumier mocks modern ambition by twisting the old myth of Icarus. The buildings below are labeled, poking fun at human folly. Want to see more like this? Look up 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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