See, Mr. Réac, it is quite enought!, from 'News of the day,' published in "Le Charivari"
Following France’s defeat in the Franco-Prussian War and the fall of Napoleon III, thousands of working-class Parisians revolted against the new royalist-leaning, Versailles-based government and declared Paris an independent commune on March 28, 1871. Published just two days after the proclamation, this print shows Daumier’s concern for the lives already lost in recent conflict and the bloodshed to come. An allegory of Paris points to a hillside filled with graves to tell the cowering reactionary that there are more than enough dead. This work proved to be prophetic as the Commune ended two months later with violent suppression by the French Army, known as "Bloody Week."
Artwork Details
- Title: See, Mr. Réac, it is quite enought!, from 'News of the day,' published in "Le Charivari"
- Series/Portfolio: News of the day (Actualités)
- Artist: Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808–1879 Valmondois)
- Date: March 30, 1871
- Medium: Gillotage on newsprint
- Dimensions: Image: 9 9/16 × 8 7/16 in. (24.3 × 21.4 cm)
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 9 3/4 in. (27.8 × 24.8 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Bequest of Edwin De T. Bechtel, 1957
- Object Number: 57.650.290
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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