Artwork
L'Artiste - Voila qui est terminé!...
L'Artiste - Voila qui est terminé!... is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Honoré Daumier. It dates from 1852 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art. L'Artiste - Voila qui est terminé!
About this work
Overview
L'Artiste - Voila qui est terminé!... is a lithograph created by Honoré Daumier in 1852, showcasing the artist's satirical take on the creative process.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts an artist seated at a cluttered desk, conveying frustration and exasperation with his work, reflecting Daumier's commentary on the challenges of artistic creation.
Technique & Style
Produced using lithography, a technique allowing for mass production of images, the work exemplifies Daumier's skill as a printmaker and satirist, characteristic of his contributions to publications like La Caricature and Le Charivari.
Context
Daumier's work was influenced by his republican democratic views and his critique of the French monarchy, aristocracy, and clergy, situating L'Artiste within the broader context of mid-19th-century French social and political satire.
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.
Faudra que je vous fasse faire un jour...
Comment, Saint-Gervais a pris cette...
Un Monsieur qui veut se donner la satisfaction...
Quand le journal est trop intéressant
One of theses day you have to do my portrait in this style
Fidèles aux vieux usages ...
Mais monsieur le propriétaire, voyez...
Oui, Mossieu Fremouillet, tout va de mal en pis ...
Quand on a brulé son dernier chevalet!
Oui ... on a eu l'indignité de me refuser ce tableau ...
Un Jour de grande toilette
L'Artiste - Voila qui est terminé!...