Artwork
La Vue
La Vue is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Honoré Daumier. It dates from 1839 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
La Vue is a lithograph print by Honoré Daumier, depicting three figures gazing upwards.
Subject & Meaning
The scene features a man, woman, and child in old-fashioned attire, set against an urban backdrop with a crescent moon. Their exaggerated facial expressions suggest a satirical commentary on humanity's relationship with the sky.
Technique & Style
The work showcases Daumier's use of lithography to create humorous, caricatured portraits. The deliberate distortion of the figures' features is characteristic of his satirical style.
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.
Le garde du commerce
Soyez tranquille bourgeois, on connait
Paris grippé
2.000 fr...sans écurie...ça ne me convient pas!
Un jour de représentation a benéfice
Ne laissez donc pas votre ami dans cet état la!
Quelle heure est'il, s'il vous plait?...
Grand train de plaisir
V'la un particulier qui doit ...être inquiet ...
Vous verrez ... rien n'échappera a la baisse ...
La Maman - Est-il gentil a manger son sucre d'orge!...
Voila!... un fameux temps pour les petits pois...