Open full image Pin

Une envie de femme grosse

Honoré Daumier

1839

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Romanticism Early 19th Century Genre Scene

Dominant colour

Une envie de femme grosse is a 1839 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Honoré Daumier
When & what style?: 1839 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This lithograph shows a man and woman fighting over a baby in a cradle. Both pull hard with wild faces. The woman wears a simple dress. The man has a fancy coat and hat. Daumier loved poking fun at people’s flaws. This print mocks how adults act when they want a child. The baby looks calm in the middle of the mess. Daumier, Honoré

About the artist

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.

See the richer artist page