Artwork
Le Festin de Baltazar-Véron
Le Festin de Baltazar-Véron is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Honoré Daumier. It dates from 1850 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Le Festin de Baltazar-Véron is a lithograph created by Honoré Daumier in 1850. The work is a print, characteristic of Daumier's prolific output as a printmaker.
Subject & Meaning
The lithograph depicts a scene of people gathered around a long table in a large room, eating and drinking. The title and imagery likely reference contemporary power structures, reflecting Daumier's satirical engagement with French society during the July Monarchy and Second Republic.
Technique & Style
The work showcases Daumier's skill in lithography, a printmaking technique. The level of detail in the faces and clothing of the figures is notable, conveying a range of emotions among the individuals depicted.
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.
Une séance de l'union électorale
Une Réception
Le Constitutionnel contemplant l'horizon politique
Un Train de plaisir un peu trop gai
Le Constitutionnel contemplant l'horizon politique
Leur Mané, Thecel, Pharès
An Intensely Contested Young Woman
Air connu: Oh! Richard, Oh! Mon roi ...
Voila... mon pot de fleurs... va avoir du soleil...
Tout est payé? Nous n'avons fait...salut
Mimi Vèron croit avoir ... trouvé le ...
Le Festin de Baltazar-Véron