Comment..., flots impudents!... vous ne savez donc pas qui vous portez en ce moment,...., from Émotions Nautiques, published in Le Charivari, October 26, 1859
October 26, 1859
Medium
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of four (Delteil; Hazard & Delteil)
Dimensions
Image: 8 5/16 × 10 3/4 in. (21.1 × 27.3 cm) Sheet: 11 1/16 × 11 5/8 in. (28.1 × 29.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.622.5
Tags
Art Historical Context
This satirical lithograph, titled *Comment..., flots imp!... vous ne savez donc qui vous portez en moment,...* from the series *Émotions Nautiques captures the exaggerated bluster of a pompous man berating the waves while aboard a rocking boat. Created collaboratively by Honoré Daum, Louis-Pierre-Martinet (Aaron Martinet), and Dest, and published in the French satirical newspaper *Le Charari* on October , 1859, it exemplifies the biting humor of Second Empire caricature. Daumier, a master of social commentary, often skewered the bourgeoisie and politicians through such scenes, here poking fun ...
About the Artist
Destouches|Aaron Martinet|Honoré Daumier (French|French) · 1808 |1800 –1879 |1900
French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois|Paris