1870
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Projet ... Pour désarmer les ennemis de ... Voltaire is a 1870 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a statue of an old man sitting on a throne. He has a big, pointed hat and exaggerated facial features. The strong lines and contrasts make it look like a 19th-century caricature, which was often used to comment on societal issues. The artist used satire to make a point about how people viewed important figures. This technique was common in that time period, and it's interesting to see how the artist chose to depict this particular figure. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique 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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