Le vin de propriétaire
1846
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. Armand Hammer)
Accession Number
2015.143.333
Art Historical Context
**Le Vin de Propriétaire** (1846) is a masterful lithograph by Honoré Daier, the renowned French artist and caricaturist who captured the quirks and hypocrisies of mid-19th-century society Printed during the July Monarchy under King Louis-Philippe, this belongs to Daumier's vast output of over 4,000 lithographs, published in satirical journals like *Le Charivari*. The title, translating to "The Propriet Wine," likely pokes fun at the pretentious middle-class wine merchant or landowner, a common target in Daumier's sharp social commentary on emerging bourgeois values, greed, and everyday absurd...
About the Artist
Honoré Daumier · 1810–1879
Honoré-Victorin Daumier (1808-1879) was a prolific French printmaker, caricaturist, painter, and sculptor whose works offered incisive commentary on the social and political life of 19th-century France. Known as the 'Michelangelo of Caricature,' Daumier produced over 4,000 lithographs, 500 paintings, 1,000 drawings, and 100 sculptures during his lifetime. His biting political satire led to his imp...