Artwork
S'étant placé sur une pente dangereuse
S'étant placé sur une pente dangereuse is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Honoré Daumier. It dates from 1854 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
S'étant placé sur une pente dangereuse is a lithograph by Honoré Daumier, a printmaker known for his satirical works.
Subject & Meaning
The lithograph depicts a figure precariously balanced on a steep slope, conveying the fragility of power and status through its caricatured representation and exaggerated features.
Technique & Style
The artwork showcases Daumier's use of sharp lines to emphasize the subject's unstable position, achieved through the lithographic process, which involves drawing with greasy crayons on stone and transferring the image to paper.
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.
