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Un affeux trio

Honoré Daumier , 1852

Un affeux trio, by Honoré Daumier, ink, 1852
Un affeux trio, by Honoré Daumier, ink, 1852

Un affeux trio 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

Un affeux trio is a lithograph by Honoré Daumier depicting three musicians performing together.

Subject & Meaning

The scene shows three men playing different instruments - violin, flute, and piano - capturing a moment of musical collaboration and highlighting the cultural significance of music in 19th-century France.

Technique & Style

The work is a lithograph, a printmaking technique that allows for mass production of images, indicating Daumier's use of a popular medium for artistic expression.

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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