1850
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Achilles Véron withdrawing into his tent. is a 1850 by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows Achilles Véron hiding in his tent. The scene is tense but simple—just one man in a dark space. Daumier uses shadows to make the mood heavy. This wasn’t just a myth story. It mocked a real politician, Achilles Véron, who dodged public fights. The print came out in a funny newspaper called *Le Charivari*. See how bold the lines are? That’s Daumier’s style. Look up Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879) to see more like it.
This print was published in Le Charivari (March 01, 1850) as plate 80 from the series News of the Day.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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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