1851
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Testing His Strength is a 1851 by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, depicting Beheaded Head, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a man lifting a heavy weight in this painting. He's struggling to test his strength. The man's face is scrunched up, showing effort. This painting was published in a series called News of the Day, which featured everyday life scenes. The artist likely wanted to show ordinary people in everyday situations. Check out the work of artist Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879) for more like this.
This print was published in Le Charivari (August 8, 1851) as plate 183 from the series News of the Day.
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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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