Artwork
Les inqiétudes du viticulteur
Les inqiétudes du viticulteur is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Honoré Daumier. It dates from 1857 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Les inqiétudes du viticulteur is a lithograph by Honoré Daumier, depicting two figures amidst dense vegetation.
Subject & Meaning
The scene shows one figure inspecting a vineyard, while the other holds large wooden poles, serving as a commentary on agricultural labor and the concerns surrounding crop production, likely with a satirical tone.
Technique & Style
The artwork is a lithograph, a printmaking technique used to create the image, characteristic of Daumier's 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.
Bertrand, voila des gaillards ...
J'aimerais autant voir un ouragan se promener dans mon jardin qu'une de ces satanées crinolines!
Ce perdreau est mort sur mon terrain ...
Puisqu'il n'y a pas de garde champêtre ...
Les parisiens en vendages
Impressions de vendages
A Bercy: Nous faisons ... ce que nous pouvons ...
Porter des charges comme ca 'puis six heures ...