La Partie de volant

1869

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This drawing depicts an allegorical scene featuring two figures labeled as "Guerre" and "Paix". The image shows the figure labeled "Guerre" on the left hitting a shuttlecock labeled "Europe" with a racket, while "Paix" on the right is prepared to receive it with another racket. Both figures wear flowing garments and "Guerre" holds a spear, while "Paix" carries an olive branch. Above the center shuttlecock is the word "Europe". The style of the drawing is reminiscent of 19th-century satirical caricature, emphasizing political allegory and the tension between war and peace over the future of Europe.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on newsprint

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1979.49.183

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 3701, State ii/ii


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Wikidata ID

Q65570310

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