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1869
Medium
lithograph on newsprint
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1979.49.231
Art Historical Context
**Je vous en prie, rent dans votre boite...Please, Get Back in Your Box...)** *Honoré Daumier, 1869, lithograph on newsprint Honoré Daumier, a towering figure in 19th-century caricature, masterfully skewers social pretensions in this 1869 lithograph. Printed on newsprint for wide circulation in periodicals like *Le Charivari*, work exemplifies Daumier's signature style: bold, expressive lines and exaggerated features that capture the absurdities of Parisian life under the Second Empire. As a Realist satirist, he produced over 4,000 lithographs critiquing the bourgeoisie, politicians, and ...
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...