1871
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Le Président de Rhodes is a 1871 by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting depicts a man with a large head and a small body, standing on a rock in the water. He has a serious expression and is wearing glasses. The man is drawn in a caricature style, with exaggerated features. The background of the painting is a light color, which contrasts with the darker tones used to depict the man and the rock. The overall effect is one of satire, with the artist using humor to comment on the subject. If you're interested in learning more about the artist behind this painting, you might want to 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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