Hi! hi! ... Il m'a léché le beurre de ma tartine
1867
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. Armand Hammer)
Accession Number
2015.143.826
Art Historical Context
Honoré Daumier's 1867 lithograph *! hi! ... Il m'a léché le beurre ma tartine* ("He licked the butter off my slice of bread") captures the artist's signature blend of humor and sharp social observation. A master caricaturist of 19th-century France,umier produced over ,000 lithographs, for popular journals like *Le Charivari*, skewering the bourgeoisie, politicians, and everyday absurdities during the Second Empire under Napoleon III. Lithography, Daumier's preferred medium, allowed for bold, expressive lines drawn directly on limestone, enabling affordable mass reproduction and wide satirical...
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...