Artwork
Attendez... il faut encore ceci...
Attendez... il faut encore ceci... is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Honoré Daumier. It dates from 1866 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art. The lithograph 'Attendez.
About this work
Overview
The lithograph 'Attendez... il faut encore ceci...' is a satirical print created by Honoré Daumier in 1866. It is executed on newsprint, a medium that reflects the artist's engagement with contemporary issues.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts three figures in a peculiar arrangement, with a clown-like character being weighed on a scale between two seated men. The caption 'Attendez... Il faut encore ceci pour que le poids y soit' suggests a commentary on balance and fairness, likely critiquing the social and political structures of the time.
Technique & Style
Daumier employed lithography, a printing technique that allowed for mass production and wide dissemination of his work. The style is characterized by caricature and satire, reflecting Daumier's role as a critic of the monarchy, aristocracy, and clergy.
Context
This work is part of Daumier's broader practice as a satirical printmaker during the July Monarchy and Second Empire. His contributions to publications like 'La Caricature' and 'Le Charivari' positioned him as a republican democrat using art to comment on mid-19th-century France.
Artist & collection
Artist
Honoré-Victorin Daumier was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the Revolution of 1830 to the fall of the Second French Empire in 1870.
Mariage de l'Époque et du Constitutionnel
Il me semble que nous allons dèrailler ...
Est-ce que vous allez ouvrir la porte de la cage ...
Turgot -- Eh bien mon pauvre condé ...
La paix a tout prix
Traquenards politiques
Toujours les merveilles du diamant ...
Un usage d'Inde
Pochades de carnaval: Vois-tu, si ton maître est bien content de toi et si tu as le prix de sagesse cette année! je te laisserai deguiser en paillasse! ...l'année prochaine!!
Sans doute M. Riflot le droit...