Le Malade imaginaire 1841

"Le Malade imaginaire" (The Imaginary Sick Man) is a lithograph by Honoré Daumier, created in 1841. This work satirizes a man who believes he is constantly sick and exemplifies Daumier's keen social commentary. The print depicts a man with an exaggeratedly worried expression, his hands clasped in a gesture of anxiety, portraying the hypochondriac's exaggerated concern for his health. Daumier, a master of caricature, uses expressive lines and dramatic shading to create a humorous and relatable portrait of the man. "Le Malade imaginaire" is a classic example of Daumier's social realism, which exposed the follies and injustices of 19th-century French society.