Artwork
Le barbier pense a ses créanciers...
Le barbier pense a ses créanciers... 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
Le Barbier Pense à Ses Créanciers is a lithograph created by Honoré Daumier in 1839, depicting a scene in a barbershop.
Subject & Meaning
The print shows a barber poised to shave a seated customer, who is lost in thought, contemplating his financial difficulties. Daumier uses humor to satirize the social conditions of his time, specifically the issue of debt.
Technique & Style
The lithograph is executed in a monochromatic, sketch-like style, with exaggerated facial features that convey the mood of the scene. The rough, spontaneous style effectively captures the contrast between the barber's calm demeanor and the customer's worry.
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.
