Artwork
Un comité écoutant la lecture d'une tragédie
Un comité écoutant la lecture d'une tragédie 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 comité écoutant la lecture d'une tragédie is a lithograph by Honoré Daumier, depicting a group of formally dressed individuals gathered around a table, engaged in a dramatic reading.
Subject & Meaning
The scene captures a range of emotional responses among the listeners, from sadness to surprise, underscoring Daumier's interest in human interaction and the subtleties of social behavior.
Technique & Style
The work is executed in lithography, a printmaking technique that allows for nuanced tonal variations, suiting Daumier's observational style and attention to the expressive potential of everyday scenes.
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.
Une soirées musicale
Les crétins! ... On leur peint un tableau ...
Mon dieu! M'ame Bombec qué que vous avez attrapé?
Oh! Monsieur, quel talent possède ...
A la mairie ...
En contemplation devant le vaisseau de l'opera
Ah! Vous l'êtes ... que voulez-vous que ...
Chez un usurier
Un amateur difficile
Une séance du conseil des cinq