Where can I see Gentlemen.... here goes a 43rd toast.... to the Temperance Society?

Gentlemen.... here goes a 43rd toast.... to the Temperance Society is held by Cleveland Museum of Art.

What movement is Gentlemen.... here goes a 43rd toast.... to the Temperance Society?

Gentlemen.... here goes a 43rd toast.... to the Temperance Society is associated with Romanticism.

Artwork

Gentlemen.... here goes a 43rd toast.... to the Temperance Society

Gentlemen.... here goes a 43rd toast.... to the Temperance Society is a print by the Romanticist artist Honoré Daumier. It dates from 1844 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. A satirical print titled 'Gentlemen.

About this work

Overview

A satirical print titled 'Gentlemen.... here goes a 43rd toast.... to the Temperance Society' was published in the French magazine Le Charivari in 1844.

Subject & Meaning

The print depicts a group of formally dressed men toasting the Temperance Society, an organization promoting moderation in drinking, while themselves holding glasses of liquor, highlighting the irony of their actions.

Technique & Style

The work is characteristic of Honoré Daumier's style, known for its commentary on 19th-century French society through satire and irony, often using everyday scenes to critique social norms.

History & Provenance

The print was part of Daumier's series 'The Philanthropists of the Day' and appeared as plate 8 in Le Charivari on October 12, 1844.

Context

The print reflects the societal tensions surrounding temperance and social hypocrisy in mid-19th-century France.

Artist & collection

Artist

Honoré Daumier

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.