Honoré Daumier had a grudge against the upper class, which exploited the working class, and thus served him as the main motive for painting. The workers you see in the painting called "L`émeute" (The Elevation) call for change, reflecting the reality of the time. People have been treated like machines, but they do not want to put up with it anymore and they want reform. The need for this reform is strongly represented in this painting, in which Daumier tries to promote equality in all social classes. He amplified the message of the image through the fist moving movement of the man standing in the center of the picture. This man is the most detailed figure in the picture, covers the largest part of the picture, and is the only one who wears luminous clothes, allowing the viewer to focus on the man. Daumier wanted to portray the lives of the workers and their struggles truthfully, which he succeeded in doing.

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The Uprising by Honoré Daumier. Available as an art print on canvas, photo paper, watercolor board, uncoated paper or Japanese paper.
dark · women · emotions · gathering · workers · worry · class · business · gentlemen