1871
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Leur Mané, Thecel, Pharès is a 1871 by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows three exaggerated men in a dim room. One sits at a table, holding a glass and looking up at a giant, glowing word: *RÉPUBLIQUE*. The others slump in chairs, one with his head in his hands, the other leaning back like he’s asleep. The lines are rough, and the whole scene feels chaotic. The word *RÉPUBLIQUE* is the only bright spot, shining down like a spotlight. The caption at the bottom reads *Leur Mané, Thecel, Pharès*—a play on words from the Bible, mocking how people twist the truth. Next, check out Daumier, Honoré to see how he used satire in his work.
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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