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Satanées salades ..., by Honoré Daumier, ink, 1865

Satanées salades ...

Honoré Daumier

1865

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Dominant colour

Overview

Satanées salades ... is a 1865 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?
Honoré Daumier
When & what style?
1865 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?
National Gallery of Art

About this work

This lithograph shows a man watering plants in a garden. He has a big nose and a funny hat. The scene is playful, with cartoonish trees. His facial features are exaggerated. The man is in an outdoor garden with foliage. The garden has trees and the man is watering plants. The man's face and clothes are caricatured, making the scene humorous. This humor also comments on everyday life. To learn more about the method used to create this image, look up the technique: lithography.

About the artist

Portrait of Honoré Daumier
Artist

Honoré Daumier

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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