Un Coup de Vent non Prédit par Mathieu (de la Drôme), Plate 1 of Croquis d'Hiver, published in le Petit Journal pour rire
Honoré Daumier|Petit Journal pour rire
December 3, 1864
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
sheet: approx. 8 1/8 x 11 3/4 in. (20.7 x 29.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1936
Accession Number
36.12.7
Tags
MenWomenWindSatire
About the Artist
Honoré Daumier|Petit Journal pour rire · 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...