Artwork
Voyons, genéral ...
Voyons, genéral ... 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. Voyons, général .
About this work
Overview
Voyons, général ... is a lithograph by Honoré Daumier, featuring a ballroom scene with dancers and a skeleton interacting with a military figure.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a contrast between the lively atmosphere of the ballroom and the somber presence of a skeleton, suggesting a commentary on the transience of social pleasures.
Technique & Style
Daumier's use of bold, scratchy lines and dramatic shading creates a dynamic scene, with the skeleton standing out against the crowded ballroom.
Context
The work is characteristic of Daumier's satirical style, which often targeted the social elite and used mortality as a theme to underscore the fleeting nature of worldly concerns.
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.
