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Comment on devient un grand mathématicien
Comment on devient un grand mathématicien is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Honoré Daumier. It dates from 1845 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
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Overview
Comment on devient un grand mathématicien is a 1845 lithograph on newsprint by Honoré Daumier, a French artist known for satirical works critiquing 19th-century French society.
Subject & Meaning
The lithograph depicts a man writing equations on a blackboard, surrounded by a group of onlookers who appear confused and frustrated, conveying a sense of tension and intellectual struggle.
Technique & Style
The work is characteristic of Daumier's caricatural style, using lithography on newsprint to engage with current events and public discourse, reflecting his republican democratic views.
Context
Created between the Revolution of 1830 and the fall of the Second French Empire, the lithograph reflects Daumier's ongoing critique of French society through his art.
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Artist
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.
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