1854
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Maniére d'entrainer les cosaques is a 1854 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
Daumier’s lithograph shows three wild-looking men on charging horses. Their arms fly up. Their faces twist. The horses kick up dust behind them. Daumier loved poking fun at politics. Here he mocks the French cavalry—so clumsy they look like they’re learning to ride. The artist made over 4,000 lithographs. This one feels like a quick sketch full of energy. If you like this style, 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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