Who painted Ingrate patrie, tu n'auras pas mon oeuvre!...?

Ingrate patrie, tu n'auras pas mon oeuvre!... was painted by Honoré Daumier in 1840.

Where can I see Ingrate patrie, tu n'auras pas mon oeuvre!...?

Ingrate patrie, tu n'auras pas mon oeuvre!... is held by National Gallery of Art.

What movement is Ingrate patrie, tu n'auras pas mon oeuvre!...?

Ingrate patrie, tu n'auras pas mon oeuvre!... is associated with Romanticism.

Artwork

Ingrate patrie, tu n'auras pas mon oeuvre!...

Honoré Daumier , 1840

Ingrate patrie, tu n'auras pas mon oeuvre!... is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Honoré Daumier. It dates from 1840 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art. Ingrate patrie, tu n'auras pas mon oeuvre!

About this work

Overview

Ingrate patrie, tu n'auras pas mon oeuvre!... is a 1840 lithograph on wove paper by Honoré Daumier, a prolific French caricaturist and printmaker.

Subject & Meaning

The lithograph depicts a man destroying a framed painting with a hammer, suggesting a rejection of his own work. The painting shows a small, serious figure, and the word 'refuse' is written on it, implying a commentary on artistic rejection or censorship.

Technique & Style

The work is a lithograph, a printmaking technique that allows for mass production. Daumier's use of lithography enabled wide circulation of his satirical commentary on French politics and society.

Context

Created during a period of shifting French regimes, the lithograph reflects Daumier's engagement with contemporary politics as a republican democrat. It was part of his output for satirical publications like La Caricature and Le Charivari.

Artist & collection

Artist

Honoré Daumier

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.