1866
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Madame Gargantua is a 1866 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
A woman with big curls sits at a table, laughing loudly while holding a glass. She’s wearing a low-cut dress and looks like she’s enjoying herself. On the table, there’s a half-eaten meal and a bottle with a label on it. This sketch pokes fun at a famous character from a book, making her look bigger and more exaggerated. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show her personality. Next, check out lithography to see how this print was made.
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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