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A True Art Lover, plate 66 from Les Bons Bourgeois

A work made of lithograph in black on white wove paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of lithograph in black on white wove paper.

Date:

1847

Artist:

Honoré Victorin Daumier
French, 1808-1879

About this artwork

Daumier often employed the print medium for satire and comedy. The magnifying glass which the art lover holds is a sign of his myopia; his misplaced attention to tiny details makes him incapable of seeing the whole. The serious, contemplative figure in the adjoining painting by Daumier stands in contrast to this pompous, self-styled art critic.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

Title

A True Art Lover, plate 66 from Les Bons Bourgeois

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1847

Medium

Lithograph in black on white wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 25.7 × 20 cm (10 1/8 × 7 7/8 in.); Sheet: 35.9 × 27.6 cm (14 3/16 × 10 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Sidney A. Kent Fund, gift of Martin A. Ryerson and the Print and Drawing Club

Reference Number

1923.73

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