Le bon morceau 1836

"Le bon morceau" (The Good Piece) is a lithograph created in 1836 by Honoré Daumier, a renowned French artist known for his satirical caricatures. The artwork depicts a man, likely a wealthy bourgeois, seated at a table, engaged in a gluttonous feast. Daumier's exaggerated portrayal of the man's features and his focused, almost desperate, expression, underscore the artist's sharp critique of the bourgeoisie and their obsession with material wealth and indulgence. This lithograph is a quintessential example of Daumier's satirical style, which he utilized to expose social hypocrisy and inequality in 19th-century France.