Artwork
Rappelès avec enthousiasme! ...
Rappelès avec enthousiasme! ... is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Honoré Daumier. It dates from 1858 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art. Rappelès avec enthousiasme!
About this work
Overview
Rappelès avec enthousiasme! is a lithograph by Honoré Daumier, depicting a scene of eager spectatorship.
Subject & Meaning
The print shows a man and woman leaning forward from behind a curtain, their faces reflecting their enjoyment of a performance, capturing the dynamic between audience and performers in 19th-century Paris.
Technique & Style
Created using lithography, a technique that allows for mass production of printed images, the work exemplifies Daumier's skill in this medium.
Artist & collection
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.
