Combat Naval
Medium
Lithograph in black, with additions in pen and brown ink, on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 24.7 × 21.7 cm (9 3/4 × 8 9/16 in.); Sheet: 35.6 × 27.4 cm (14 1/16 × 10 13/16 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
207082
Art Historical Context
**Combat Naval** (1843) by Honoré-Victorin Daumier captures the artist's signature satirical edge in a dynamic lithograph printed in black, enriched with deft additions in pen and brown ink on ivory wove paper Measuring about 25 × 22 cm, this intimate yet powerful print hails from the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints Drawings collection, exemplifying Daumier's mastery of the medium during France's July Monarchy. Daumier, a pioneering French caricaturist, produced thousands of lithographs for journals like *Le Charivari*, skewering the politics, bourgeoisie, and social hypocrisies of 19th-cen...
About the Artist
Honoré-Victorin Daumier · 1808–1879
Honoré-Victorin Daumier (1808-1879) was a prolific French printmaker, caricaturist, painter, and sculptor whose works offered incisive commentary on the social and political life of 19th-century France. Known as the 'Michelangelo of Caricature,' Daumier produced over 4,000 lithographs, 500 paintings, 1,000 drawings, and 100 sculptures during his lifetime. His biting political satire led to his imp...