1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Seul costume ...approprié a ce personnage is a 1850 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a clown-like character with a big smile and silly clothes. He's surrounded by papers with important-sounding titles. The character looks happy, but the papers suggest there's more to the story, and that's what makes this work interesting - it seems to be commenting on something. The papers with titles add a layer of satire to the image. This was a common theme in the artist's work, using humor to make points about social issues. You can learn more about this style by looking 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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