"- Oh my God, Mama, mama!........ For heaven's sake..... my daughter, my daughter!!!," plate 26 from Pastorales
Medium
Lithograph in black on white wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 27.1 × 23.6 cm (10 11/16 × 9 5/16 in.); Sheet: 35 × 26.5 cm (13 13/16 × 10 7/16 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
7825
Art Historical Context
Step into the dramatic world of 19th-century France with Honoré Daumier's *"- Oh my God, Mama mama!........ For heaven sake..... my daughter, daughter!!!,"* plate 26 from the series *Pastorales* (1845). This striking lithograph in black on white wove (image: 27.1 × 23.6 cm) captures a moment of raw anguish, likely in a rural setting, through the artist's masterful use of expressive dialogue and gesture. Daumier, a prolific French caricaturist and Realist, produced this during the July Monarchy, a time of social upheaval and growing industrialization. Lithography was Daumier's preferred medium...
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...