1848
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Un citoyen exaspéré par les buffleteries is a 1848 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a man in a long coat, standing on one foot, looking surprised or frustrated. He's holding a decorative object overhead. You might notice the humor in this scene, which was meant to comment on the social conditions of the time. The artist used exaggeration to make a point about everyday life. To learn more about the method used to create this image, look up 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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