1854
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Soldats russes se préparant par le jeune ... is a 1854 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows Russian soldiers in stiff uniforms, their faces twisted in grimaces under a sharp commander’s gaze. Daumier often mocked power, and here he skewers military pomp with coarse lines and puffed-up faces. The officer’s plumed hat towers over the grunts, who look more worried than ready for battle. See how the rough texture of the stone print makes the scene feel urgent. Check out lithography next.
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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