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Le docteur Véron ... a Auteuil ...

Honoré Daumier , 1852

Le docteur Véron ... a Auteuil ..., by Honoré Daumier, ink, 1852
Le docteur Véron ... a Auteuil ..., by Honoré Daumier, ink, 1852

Le docteur Véron ... a Auteuil ... is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Honoré Daumier. It dates from 1852 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

About this work

Overview

Le docteur Véron à Auteuil is a lithograph by Honoré Daumier, a 19th-century artist known for his observational works.

Subject & Meaning

The print depicts a man in an elaborate coat playing the clarinet under a large tree, surrounded by a small audience and a dog, capturing a moment of leisure in a rural setting.

Technique & Style

Created using lithography, the work showcases Daumier's ability to blend humor and social observation, characteristic of his portrayals of 19th-century life.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Honoré Daumier

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.

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