Who painted Avantages des terrasses italiennes...?

Avantages des terrasses italiennes... was painted by Honoré Daumier in 1846.

Where can I see Avantages des terrasses italiennes...?

Avantages des terrasses italiennes... is held by National Gallery of Art.

What movement is Avantages des terrasses italiennes...?

Avantages des terrasses italiennes... is associated with Romanticism.

Artwork

Avantages des terrasses italiennes...

Honoré Daumier , 1846

Avantages des terrasses italiennes... is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Honoré Daumier. It dates from 1846 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art. Avantages des terrasses italiennes.

About this work

Overview

Avantages des terrasses italiennes... is a 1846 lithograph on newsprint by Honoré Daumier, a French artist known for his satirical works.

Subject & Meaning

The print depicts three people outdoors near a small building, with a caption that humorously comments on the supposed benefits of Italians spending time with French relatives. The scene is rendered in loose, sketchy lines, with a man, woman, and child engaged in various activities.

Technique & Style

The work is a lithograph, a printmaking technique that allows for mass production. Daumier's style is characterized by loose, expressive lines, evident in the birds flying overhead and the figures in the scene.

History & Provenance

Daumier created the work for a publication, likely one of the satirical journals he frequently contributed to, such as La Caricature or Le Charivari, as part of his critique of social and political life in 19th-century France.

Artist & collection

Artist

Honoré Daumier

Honoré-Victorin Daumier was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the Revolution of 1830 to the fall of the Second French Empire in 1870.