Pole-vault: An exercise taken from the circus, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, March 9, 1870
Medium
Lithograph on newsprint; second state of two (Delteil)
Dimensions
Image: 9 3/8 × 7 13/16 in. (23.8 × 19.9 cm) Sheet: 11 3/8 × 10 15/16 in. (28.9 × 27.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1954
Accession Number
54.557.29
Tags
Art Historical Context
This lively lithograph, titled *-vault: An exercise taken the circus, from ' of the day,'* published in the satirical French *Le Charivari* on March 9, 1870. Primarily attributed to Honoré Daumier, a masteraturist renowned for his biting social and political commentary, it features contributions or pseudonyms like Walter Frères, Arnaud de Vresse, and a jab at politician Adolphe Thiers. on newsprint in the second state of twoas cataloged by Del), the modest 9 3/8 7 13/16 in. image captures the era's topical humor through exaggerated figures mid-pole-vault, blending circus spectacle with pointed...
About the Artist
Walter Frères|Honoré Daumier|Arnaud de Vresse|Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers (French|French|French) · 1856 |1808 | –1870 |1879 |
|French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois|