1839
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Pas fameux? N'est-ce pas!!... is a 1839 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph depicts three figures, two men and a woman, engaged in a conversation. The man on the left is leaning in, his hand on his hip, while the man in the middle holds a newspaper and appears to be speaking. The woman on the right looks on with interest. The scene is rendered in a range of grays, with bold lines and expressive shading. The newspaper held by the central figure bears the title "LA CARICATURE PROVISOIRE" and features a cartoonish image. The image invites the viewer to consider the role of satire and caricature in art and society. For more on the technique used to create this image, explore the art of lithography.
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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