Artwork
Un soliciteur Guettant ...Bineau!
Un soliciteur Guettant ...Bineau! 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. Un soliciteur Guettant .
About this work
Overview
Un soliciteur Guettant ...Bineau! is a lithograph by Honoré Daumier, a print that presents two distinct scenes populated by caricatured figures.
Subject & Meaning
The print offers social commentary through its depiction of exaggerated characters, with the top scene showing a tall figure with a briefcase approaching another, and the bottom scene capturing a struggle between two figures in a rain-soaked setting, highlighting themes of societal challenges.
Technique & Style
The work is a lithograph, a technique that allowed Daumier to produce prints with nuanced detail and expressive lines, characteristic of his satirical style, which often employed caricature to critique social and political issues.
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.
