1844
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Mardi Gras is a 1844 by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a lively Mardi Gras scene in this painting. It's interesting because the artist used simple lines and shapes to show the energy of the crowd. The people in the scene are all dressed up and having fun, which gives a glimpse into what life was like in 19th century France. Check out the work of Honoré Daumier, the artist who created this scene.
This print was published in Le Charivari (August 9, 1844) as plate 18 from the series The Best Days in Life.
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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