Who painted Le Vieux Pécheur?

Le Vieux Pécheur was painted by Honoré Daumier in 1839.

Where can I see Le Vieux Pécheur?

Le Vieux Pécheur is held by National Gallery of Art.

What movement is Le Vieux Pécheur?

Le Vieux Pécheur is associated with Romanticism.

Artwork

Le Vieux Pécheur

Honoré Daumier , 1839

Le Vieux Pécheur is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Honoré Daumier. It dates from 1839 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

About this work

Overview

Le Vieux Pécheur is a lithograph created by Honoré Daumier in 1839, depicting two men engaged in fishing on a rainy day.

Subject & Meaning

The print shows two men, one with caricatured features, fishing in a gloomy outdoor setting, conveying a sense of everyday life and human expression.

Technique & Style

Daumier employed lithography, drawing with a greasy crayon on stone, to achieve a print with vibrant, expressive lines, blurring the line between painterly and printed art.

Context

This work exemplifies Daumier's ability to capture ordinary scenes and human emotion, characteristic of his artistic style.

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.