Artwork
Un Avocat qui est... rempli de la conviction... intime...
Un Avocat qui est... rempli de la conviction... intime... is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Honoré Daumier. It dates from 1845 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
This 1845 lithograph by Honoré Daumier is a satirical depiction of a courtroom scene, characteristic of his work as a printmaker and caricaturist.
Subject & Meaning
The print shows a dramatic courtroom moment, with a lawyer making a forceful gesture, a judge presiding, and others watching intently. The title suggests the lawyer's conviction in his case, potentially exaggerating his sincerity.
Technique & Style
Daumier employed lithography, a printmaking technique, to create this work. His style is marked by exaggeration, using humor to critique the social and political landscape of mid-19th-century France.
Context
As a republican democrat, Daumier frequently targeted the powerful, including the monarchy, aristocracy, and clergy, in his work for publications like La Caricature and Le Charivari.
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.
Voila le ministère public qui vous dit des choses... désagréables...
Voila le ministère public qui vous dit des choses... désagréables...
Une Péroraison a la Démosthène
La Cour, vidant le délibéré...
Il parait... que mon gaillard est un grand scélérat...
Voyons témoin il serait important de...
Oui, on veut dépouiller cet orphelin...
Mr. le Juge de paix a rendu sa décision...
Mon cher monsieur... impossible de plaider votre affaire