1850
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The new Icarus is a 1850 by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a man falling from the sky. He's wearing a pair of wings, like in a myth. The story behind it is interesting - it was published in a newspaper called Le Charivari in 1850, as part of a series called News of the Day, which commented on current events. The artist used this myth to say something about his time. Check out the work of artist: Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879)
This print was published in Le Charivari (June 7, 1850) as plate 140 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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