Satirical and Social Commentary Art

Art posters and prints that offer satirical takes on society, politics, and culture through bold imagery and clever illustrations.

Cartoon about New Year's Eve, Jan Holswilder, 1860 - 1890 print A group of men blow a lantern together. Two of them have tears in their eyes. Nights and names come from the lantern. In the back, the new year is presented in an electric lamp. This print was published by the lantern. print maker: Netherlandsprinter: The Haguepublisher: The Hague paper political caricatures and satires. New Year's Eve (December 31). cheeks rounded

Vienesse Café: In the Reading Room (Wiener Café: Im Lesezimmer). Artist: Moriz Jung (Austrian (born Czechoslovakia) Moravia 1885-1915 Manilowa (Carpathians)). Dimensions: Sheet: 5 1/2 × 3 9/16 in. (14 × 9 cm). Publisher: Wiener Werkstätte. Date: 1911. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Moriz Jung.

1893 Art Work - Au Pied de l'Echafaud - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

We'd Better Not Move... (Bougeons pas...) from Crimes et chtiments, special issue of the journal L'Assiette au beurre (1 March 1902). Dimensions: 32.3 cm x 24 cm, 26.6 cm x 20.1 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: FELIX VALLOTTON.

The False Step (Le mauvais pas). Dimensions: 32.6 cm x 25 cm, 22.6 cm x 18 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: FELIX VALLOTTON.

Statues of the Future, Jan Holswilder, 1886 print In the middle is a devilish figure with a lantern. Submits and statues around him. To his left, Victor de Stuers is chained on a pillar. On the right the head of Pierre Cuypers. This print was published by the lantern. print maker: Netherlandsprinter: The Haguepublisher: The Hague paper political caricatures and satires. monument, statue

Cartoon about New Year's Eve, Jan Holswilder, 1860 - 1890 print A group of men blow a lantern together. Two of them have tears in their eyes. Nights and names come from the lantern. In the back, the new year is presented in an electric lamp. This print was published by the lantern. print maker: Netherlandsprinter: The Haguepublisher: The Hague paper political caricatures and satires. New Year's Eve (December 31). cheeks rounded

Félix Vallotton, Grands Chasseurs Le Cerf est prêt, 1903 Grands Chasseurs--Le Cerf est prêt

First, Salute... (Salue d'abord...) from Crimes et chtiments, special issue of the journal L'Assiette au beurre (1 March 1902). Dimensions: 32.4 cm x 24 cm, 27.1 cm x 20.2 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: FELIX VALLOTTON.

Color print by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec from 1893 depicting the dancer Jane Avril, focusing on her posture and theatrical costume.

La Modiste (The Milliner). Dated: 1894. Dimensions: plate: 18 x 22.6 cm (7 1/16 x 8 7/8 in.) sheet: 25.6 x 32.5 cm (10 1/16 x 12 13/16 in.). Medium: woodcut on wove paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Fèlix Vallotton.

The Burial (L'enterrement). Dimensions: 30.1 cm x 38.9 cm, 26 cm x 35.3 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: FELIX VALLOTTON.

Girl drives a cat over the roofs. There is a full moon in the shape of a smiling face.

Caricature in L'Assiette du Beurre, 1906, depicting a poor factory worker talking with a wealthy industrialist

Gentleman demonstrating a simple device for the correction of neglected figures in time for the dancing season. Illustration by William Heath Robinson. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans 1926

The Jagershuis "Holland", Johan Braakensiek, 1910 Amsterdam paper political caricatures and satires. historical persons. president ~ head of republic. personifications of countries, nations, states, districts, etc. (+ nation; national)

New Year's Day at the Ogiya Brothel, Yoshiwara Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849). New Year's Day at the Ogiya Brothel, Yoshiwara, ca. 1810. Polyptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Each sheet 14 x 10 in. (35.6 x 25.4 cm). Asian Art ca. 1810

Scarecrow and Tinman crashing their car into a wall . Vintage artwork from Denslow's Scarecrow and the tin-man. 1904

Félix Vallotton, Au Violon (Off to the Jug), 1893 Au Violon (Off to the Jug)

Girl drives a cat over the roofs, Gust van de Wall Perné, 1887 - 1911 drawing In the sky is a full moon in the shape of a smiling face. cardboard. India ink (ink). pencil pen cat. roof (of house or building). full moon represented as face

The little congratulations, Jacques Offenbach as a fool who brings his songs to a bust singer Mila Röder or Empress Eugenie title page of Der Floh , André Gill -, Caricaturist, Yves , Barret, Realization

Félix Vallotton, La Modiste (The Milliner), 1894 La Modiste (The Milliner)

Verzoening Frankrijk en Duitsland. De toekomst (title on object). Draughtsman: Patricq Kroon. Dating: 1918 - 1930. Place: Netherlands. Measurements: h 322 mm × w 250 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Woman at the Tub (Femme au tub). Dated: 1896. Dimensions: image: 39.6 x 51.2 cm (15 9/16 x 20 3/16 in.) sheet: 39.6 x 51.2 cm (15 9/16 x 20 3/16 in.). Medium: lithograph in brown, red, and gray. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Head Waiter in Café, 1904 Head Waiter in Café

Look out for the light!, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, April 5, 1870 April 5, 1870 Honoré Daumier. Look out for the light!, from 'News of the day,' published in Le Charivari, April 5, 1870. 'News of the day' (Actualités). Honoré Daumier (French, Marseilles 1808-1879 Valmondois). April 5, 1870. Lithograph and pen and brown ink on newsprint; second state of two, proof (Delteil). Arnaud de Vresse. Prints

Viennese Café: On the Terrace (Wiener Café: Auf der Terasse). Artist: Moriz Jung (Austrian (born Czechoslovakia) Moravia 1885-1915 Manilowa (Carpathians)). Dimensions: Sheet: 5 1/2 × 3 9/16 in. (14 × 9 cm). Publisher: Wiener Werkstätte. Date: 1911. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Author: Moriz Jung.

Sheet music Déclaration by Georges Herbert and Alfred Bert. Dimensions: 27.1 cm x 17.9 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: Herbert. Georges.

London Types: Bluecoat Boy, 1898. William Nicholson (British, 1872-1949), Heineman. Color lithograph; sheet: 33.2 x 27.5 cm (13 1/16 x 10 13/16 in.); image: 25.4 x 22.9 cm (10 x 9 in.).

French satirical Illustration, against electing Black members to the French Chamber of deputies. Blaise Diagne (13 October 1872 - 11 May 1934) was a Senegalese-French political leader and mayor of Dakar. He was the first black African elected to the French Chamber of Deputies, and in 1914 became the first to hold a position in the French government.

1893 Art Work - The Singers Felix Edouard Vallotton.

Politicus met hoge hoed en onderscheiding op de borst. Het Resultaat (title on object). Draughtsman: Patricq Kroon (signed by artist). Dating: 1900 - 1935. Place: Netherlands. Measurements: h 262 mm × w 225 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Cameleonian Game / Cut out the outline ...

Félix Vallotton, Deuxieme Bureau (Box Office), 1893 Deuxieme Bureau (Box Office)

Caricature in L'Assiette du Beurre, 1906, depicting a lawyer in his office

French satirical Illustration, depicting the need to leave the four foundation pillars of French society untouched. Administration, police, Law and the magazine L'Assiette Au Beurre. 1908

Caricature of two men in Pickelhauben. Nowodworski, Henryk (1875-1930), draughtsman, cartoonist

1 - Admiration. 1 - Admiration

London Types: Bluecoat Boy, 1898. William Nicholson (British, 1872-1949). Woodcut hand-colored with watercolor; sheet: 50.6 x 49.6 cm (19 15/16 x 19 1/2 in.); border: 25.5 x 22.9 cm (10 1/16 x 9 in.).

He gets it. The fall. Bremner's Eureka bread on top (each loaf stamped D. F. B.) , Boys, Bread, 19th Century American Trade Cards

Tarjeta postal. Escenas de baño en la costa de Barcelona. Mujer cubierta con una toalla después del baño a la entrada de una caseta. Años 1905. Author: Antoni Utrillo Viadera.

La Roulette, from Monte-Carlo, 2nd Serie. Artist: Georges Goursat Sem (French, Perigueux 1863-1934 Paris). Dimensions: sheet: 14 3/16 x 28 3/16 in. (36.1 x 71.6 cm). Date: ca. 1910. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

caricature of the birth of Alfonso son of the Spanish King, Alfonso XIII;1907, Illustration from 'L'Assiette au Beurre', an illustrated French weekly satirical magazine with anarchist political leanings that was chiefly produced between 1901 and 1912. Alfonso XIII (1886 - 1941) was King of Spain from 1886 until the proclamation of the Second Republic in 1931. Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, (1907 - 1938), heir apparent to the throne of Spain from birth until he renounced his rights in 1933. He die

Caricatura de Joaquim Teófilo Fernandes Braga (Ponta Delgada, Portugal, 1843-Lisboa, Portugal, 1924), político, escritor y ensayista portugués. Año 1911. Author: ROMÁN BONET SINTES "BON".

Soviet Propaganda Magazine Interior, Iverskaya Street in 1914, Bezbozhnik u Stanka (Atheist at his Bench) Magazine, Illustration by Aleksandr Deyneka, 1920's

The Accident Made 1893 France. Zincograph in black on dark yellow wove paper . Félix Edouard Vallotton

Design for a political cartoon: The Schnabel. Draughtsman: Albert Hahn (I). Draughtsman: Albert Hahn (II). Dating: 1887 - 1918 and/or 1904 - 1953. Measurements: h 342 mm × w 276 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

French satirical Illustration, depicting moral decadence. 1907

fine arts, Art Nouveau, graphic, ""La Symphonie"", by Felix Valloton (1865 - 1925), woodcut, circa 1894,

Watercolor painting by Maximilian Lenz depicting the Styrian Terzett, a group of three figures.

Pencil, black and red pen with gouache by Oskar Laske from 1950 showing figures eating together, depicting posture, gestures, and interaction.

Le Petit Trottin 1893 Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901 French) Lithograph

Cover for Les Peintres Lithographes ca. 1894 Alexandre Lunois French. Cover for Les Peintres Lithographes. Alexandre Lunois (French, 1863-1916). ca. 1894. Color lithograph; first state of two, before most letters. Prints

"Oh! She is swooning, what a night I shall have!". A rather worried slender man evaluates his lady's excitement at looking at a little statue and seems concerned for her 'apetite' later in the evening! Manneken Pis (Dutch for 'little pee man'), also known in French as the 'petit Julien', is a very famous Brussels landmark. It is a small bronze fountain sculpture depicting a naked little boy urinating into the fountain's basin. This fold-out postcard album contains humorous sk

Portada de la revista satírica Gutiérrez. Caricatura de Francisco Largo Caballero (1869-1946), sindicalista y político marxista; dirigente del PSOE y de UGT. Año 1933. Dibujo de K-Hito. Author: Ricardo García López.

Color illustration by Edward Penfield for the February page of the Golf Calendar 1899, showing figures playing golf and landscape elements.

Employers and the eight-hour working day. Draughtsman: Patricq Kroon (signed by artist). Dating: 1900 - 1935. Place: Netherlands. Measurements: h 249 mm × w 214 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

The Lark for May; 1895 Linocut printed in yellow and black on tan paper with green watercolor Bruce Porter American; 1865-1953

French illustration of Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I (Francis Joseph I); 1830 - 1916. Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, from 1848 to his death.

Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle): Baths attendant with patient in bed and covered with a quilt to raise a sweat after a 15 minute steam bath. Illustration by Harry Furniss, London, 1883.

Caricatura de Alejandro Ferrant y Fischermans (Madrid, 1843-1917), pintor español, principalmente de temas religiosos. Año 1911. Author: ROMÁN BONET SINTES "BON".

Crimes and Punishments VIII, 765: You'll learn..., 1869. Félix Vallotton (French, 1865-1925). Color lithograph; sheet: 32 x 24 cm (12 5/8 x 9 7/16 in.); image: 26.8 x 20.6 cm (10 9/16 x 8 1/8 in.).

The earthen pot and the iron pot; La Fontaine Fabel; Imagerie Artistique / Série 8. Leaf with a large representation from Jean de la Fontaine Fabel, from the earthen pot and the iron pot. At the top right a text block with fresh rules. Numbered top left: Série 8. - No. 8.

W Tetmajer (1861-1923), Migus; Czernecki, Jan (Wieliczka, Kraków; Publisher; 1905-1939), Anczyc, W Adys Aw Ludwik and Spóka (Kraków; Drukarnia; 1875-1948); 1909 (1909-00-00-1909-00-00);

French satirical illustration of 1908, showing French Justice strangling liberty

Illustration by Ralph Barton 1891 to 1931 Frontspiece from the book But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes by Anita Loos published 1928

Y for Yokel, William Nicholson, 1898 print Print is part of a book. paper farmers. adult man

The Green Hat (Le chapeau vert) from the album Etudes de femmes. Dimensions: 47 cm x 34 cm, 38.5 cm x 25.5 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: FELIX VALLOTTON.

1893 Art Work - Les Petiots - Theophile-Alexandre Pierre Steinlen.

Russian State Library, Moscow Kukryniksy (Art Group) (20th century) Poster The Bodger Poster and Graphic design 18867 Colour lithograph Caricature

Caricature of Fransen who break through a barricade of laws, Caran d'Ache, 1898 print. magazine Print is part of a folding leaf. Paris paper political caricatures and satires. law and jurisprudence

Murderer Made 1893 France. Woodcut in black on cream wove paper . Félix Edouard Vallotton

The 1897 caption for this illustration reads: The Wheel of Today, The start from the Westchester Country Club.

Illustration; Geoffroy, Jean (1853-1924); 1890-1900 (1890-00-00-1900-00-00);

Four cyclists at a signpost. Draughtsman: unknown (signed by artist). Dating: c. 1930 - c. 1970. Measurements: h 241 mm × w 151 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Ministers gooien de Minderheid in het water. De Minderheid (Politieke conduiten) (title on object). Draughtsman: Patricq Kroon (signed by artist). Dating: 1920 - 1930. Place: Netherlands. Measurements: h 250 mm × w 217 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Illustration showing Johannes BRAHMS (1833-1897) German composer, at the piano. After drawing by Prof. W. von Beckerath

Mossant, Cappiello, Leonetto (1875-1942)

The Drinkers, Van Gogh, Vincent Willem, 1890.

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, The Great Adventure. Pat and Sam at the counter of Eliza Swizzle's shop. Date: 1921

Affiche américaine pour la librairie "The Old Book Man". Stowell, M. Louise (American painter, 1861-1930). text. Prints, Posters. 1897. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection

Affiche pour la "7e Exposition du Salon des Cent". Au premier plan, Paul Verlaine; très fidèle portrait du poète. Au deuxième plan, M. Jean Moréas.. Cazals, F.-A. (Frédéric-Auguste), 1865-1941. text. Prints, Posters. 1896. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Art exhibitions

Sem, Album de Sem, 2e Série, 1873-1934, lithograph on paper.

Pablo Picasso / "Study for the menu of the Quatre gats", 1899-1900, Drawing (pencil graphite and ink sepia to lead and brush on paper), 46.7 X 30.7 cm, MPB 110.802. Museum: Museu Picasso de Barcelona (Barcelona, España).

Maid in stockings and garters embraced by a man. Maidservant assaulted by her upholsterer employer. The vindicated servant girl. Le servante justifiee. After Marguerite de Navarres LHeptameron. Lithograph handcoloured in pochoir (stencil) after an illustration by Charles Martin from Jean de la Fontaines Contes et Nouvelles en Vers, Tales and Novellas in Verse, Libraire de France, Paris, 1930.

France, 20th century. History Lesson.

Satirical illustration from the L'Assiette au Beurre magazine. An envoy from France speaks to an Arab leader: To the Interpreter: "Tell him that he will have a train ticket for all of France and if needed a marriage with Ranavalo.

Children and Toys by Benois, Alexander Nikolayevich (1870-1960)/ Regional Art Museum, Berdyansk/ 1915-1917/ Russia/ Watercolour and ink on paper/ Russian Painting, End of 19th - Early 20th cen./ 20,5x21,5/ Genre

Man in an Interior; Hombre en un Interior. Antonio Segui (b.1934). Mixed media on heavy paper. Signed and dated 1972. 78 x 57.2cm.

The tale of Sindbad the Sailor tells of an Arab adventurer at sea during the ninth and tenth centuries A.D. The 1917 caption reads: 'Hindbadfrom Sindbad the sailorwas carrying a very heavy load.' According to the tale, Hindbad, weighed down by a heavy load, passes by Sindbad the Sailor's grand house. He mutters some envious words, which Sindbad hears and invites him in, then tells Hindbad of his seven perilous voyages. Hindbad regrets his envious words, but Sindbad welcomes him=, gives him money, and invites him to come often, counting Hindbad now among his close friends. The tale of Sindbad the Sailor tells of an Arab adventurer at sea during the ninth and tenth centuries A.D.

Two Russian Peasants (Deux paysans russes) by Chagall, Marc (1887-1985) Private Collection c. 1925 Russia Watercolour, Gouache on Paper Painting Genre

A coloured illustration of a man holding another man's head smoking a pipe. Another man is in a grave looking like they've just dug up a dead body. Illustrated by Jean Sennep (1894-1982), French illustrator and cartoonist.

Twelve Portraits: H. M. the Queen, 1897. William Nicholson (British, 1872-1949). Color lithograph;

Theatre programme for Le pain d'autrui by Ivan Toergenjev and En détresse by Armand Ephraim, Willy Schutz and Henri Fèvre (Théâtre Libre, 10 January 1890). Dimensions: 21.8 cm x 31.2 cm, 20.1 cm x 29.6 cm. Museum: Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. Author: HENRI RIVIERE.

Illustration by Simons from 'Quand les sirenes' (1933)' by Maxence Van der Meersch; French Flemish writer, (1907 - 1951). Quand les sirenes se taisent (When the Looms Are Silent).

Otto Plattner (b. 29 June 1886, d. 20 October 1951), Swiss painter, graphic artist: politics, medicine, protest, Volkszahnklinik Nein, 1928, Switzerland, reproduction of a poster, protest against the high costs of a dental clinic, depicted with citizens discussing in front of a car

Dessin original pour les Maîtres de l'Affiche.. Ibels, Henri-Gabriel, 1867-1936. text. Prints, Posters. 1898. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection

Grosz, George (1893-1959) Private Collection 1923 Colour lithograph Expressionism Germany Mythology, Allegory and Literature,History,Nude

Onoguchi Tokuji Stands Facing Kinsui Castle which Explodes at Left. Artist: Mizuno Toshikata (Japanese, 1866-1908). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Oban 14 x 27 3/4 in. (35.6 x 70.5 cm). Date: 1894 (Meiji 27). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Sem, Pp. 6 & 7 of Album: Le Nouveau Monde (à l'Envers), 1873-1934, lithograph on paper.

Two Men, One Cutting a Silhouette. Artist: Anonymous, American, 19th century. Dimensions: sheet: 15 13/16 x 13 1/16 in. (40.2 x 33.2 cm). Date: 1830-1900. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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