Dr. Clément-François-Victor-Gabriel Prunelle
model c. 1832/1835, cast 1929/1930
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall: 13 x 14.9 x 10.5 cm (5 1/8 x 5 7/8 x 4 1/8 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.8
Art Historical Context
Honoré Daumier, the renowned 19th-century French artist celebrated for his biting social caricatures and realist style, crafted this lively bronze bust around 1832–1835 as a terracotta model.itled *Dr. Clément-François-V-Gabriel Prun*, it depicts the eponymous physician and politician with Daumier's signature exaggerated features—prominent brow, intense gaze, and tousled hair—that blend portraiture with caricature. Cast posthumously in bronze between 1929 and 1930, this 13 x 14.9 x 10.5 cm sculpture captures the era's intellectual elite during France's July Monarchy, a time of political satire...
About the Artist
Honoré Daumier · 1810–1879
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...