Caption
Triomphe de la peinture, Satire op de schilderkunst (Triumph of painting), print, Three dressed monkeys are pulling a cart on which another monkey is sitting, holding a palette, a stick, and brushes, with a pipe in his mouth and a hat on his head. The leading monkey carries a banner with the inscription: Triomphe de la peinture. The target of the satirical depiction is the bohemian painter and possibly also realistic French painting. The appearance and attire of the painter depicted as a monkey are reminiscent of that of the painter Gustave Courbet., France, c. 1850 - c. 1870, printmaker, materials by function, paper, ink, etching, soft-ground etching, etching on Chine-volant, height 125 mm x width 160 mm, monkeys, apes, chariot, triumphal car, parody on art, caricature of painting, A pen-and-ink drawing on aged paper showing four anthropomorphic monkeys in clothing arranged across the scene; three smaller figures on the left wear varied garments and carry a large flag on a pole, one in a pointed cap and apron stepping forward with an outstretched arm, another leaning forward supporting the pole, and a third crouched and clutching the pole while looking toward the right; on the right a larger monkey sits on a wheeled platform wearing a wide-brimmed hat and cloak, holding a palette and brushes with a pipe in its mouth, and various small sacks and a box rest on the platform beside it; the background is sketched with hatched lines and faint architectural marks.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B33_436
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