Artwork
Le Perruquier du Faubourg
Le Perruquier du Faubourg is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Honoré Daumier. It dates from 1836 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Le Perruquier du Faubourg is a lithograph created by Honoré Daumier in 1836. The print features a man with prominent facial features in a straightforward composition.
Subject & Meaning
The subject is depicted with exaggerated characteristics, a hallmark of Daumier's caricatural style, which was used to comment on everyday life and societal issues in 19th-century France.
Technique & Style
The lithograph showcases Daumier's use of caricature to convey social commentary, emphasizing the subject's facial features, such as large eyes and a prominent nose.
Artist & collection
Artist
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.
