Artwork
Le Rêve de l'inventeur du fusil a aiguilles...
Le Rêve de l'inventeur du fusil a aiguilles... is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Honoré Daumier. It dates from 1866 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art. Le Rêve de l'inventeur du fusil a aiguilles.
About this work
Overview
Le Rêve de l'inventeur du fusil a aiguilles... is a 1866 lithograph by Honoré Daumier, a French artist known for his satirical commentary on society and politics.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a contemplative figure on a rocky beach with a shipwreck in the background, suggesting a satirical take on an inventor or a commentary on the consequences of innovation.
Technique & Style
Daumier's use of quick, sketchy lines conveys a sense of urgency and humor, characteristic of his caricatural style.
Context
Created during a period of political upheaval in France, the work reflects Daumier's ongoing critique of French society as a republican democrat.
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.
Oedipe chez le Sphinx
Disparate de miedo (Folly of Fear)
Cavales cosaques mortes de soif ...
Wandering Death
The Proverbs: Folly of Fear
Le Prince de Hohenzollern...
Le Constitutionnel contemplant l'horizon politique
Le Maraudeur
Untitled
Disparate desordenado (Disorderly Folly)
Chère dame, avant de nous donner...
Ou Venise commence a espérer