1834
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Marie-Louise-Charlotte-Philippinepairie is a 1834 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a huge, bloated figure slumped in a chair. Its face is hidden under a hat with three big balls on top. The figure’s belly is stretched tight over its legs, and its feet are labeled with words like "Nation" and "Liberty." The artist used sharp lines and exaggerated shapes to make a point. This style was common in political cartoons of the time. Next, look up lithography to see how artists like Daumier made prints like this.
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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