1854
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
"-Ouriskoff!..trouvez-vous cela ressemblant?" from Actualities is a 1854 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a caricatured military figure in fancy clothes, looking at a portrait. He's seated in profile, with a big nose and a serious face. The map behind him says 'Turquie', which adds to the satire. The figure's exaggerated features and attire are what make this work interesting - it's like a joke about people in power. The artist used satire to comment on identity and authority. Check out the work of artist: 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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