Rue Transnonain, on April 15, 1834, October 2, 1834, plate 24 from L’Association mensuelle
October 2, 1834
Medium
Lithograph in black on grayish-ivory China paper laid down on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 28.6 × 44.2 cm (11 5/16 × 17 7/16 in.); Sheet: 36.3 × 55 cm (14 5/16 × 21 11/16 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
79895
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Caricaturist Honoré Daumier, in an unusually somber mood, used images of partially exposed corpses to make a political statement: Daumier criticized the contemporary French government’s excessive response to a lower class riot in his Rue Transnonian.
About the Artist
Honoré-Victorin Daumier · 1808–1879
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...