Word: lithographic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...result of this court case and the images Philipon sketched, the pear became a widely-recognized satirical symbol of king Louis Philippe. Another pear image in exhibit is "Kindly Take Your Filth Elsewhere, You Brats!" by Auguste Bouquet. This colorful lithograph depicts children scribbling images of a pear on the wall of a woman's house. The woman leans out the window scolding the children. The piece's ambiguity as to whether "fifth" refers to the scribbling or to the king himself heightens the satiric impact...
Daumier's "It Sure Was Worth Getting Ourselves Killed" is a much more politically charged piece. This lithograph appeared as the last piece in "La Caricature," which ended publication in 1835 as ordered by the king's censors. The piece shows several figures rising from their graves. According to people who were killed in the Revolution, rising to assess the state of their country after their deaths. The work suggests the revolutionaries' sense of futility: upon looking at the world from the grave, the men see little change...