1852
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Recevant la férule is a 1852 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows a person seated and leaning forward, reaching for a hand holding a wooden paddle. This scene is set in a way that looks like a commentary on power and submission. The person's facial features are exaggerated, which adds to the satire. To learn more about the method used to create this image, look into the technique: 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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