1867
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Concert européen is a 1867 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows a soldier in Roman armor sitting on a cannon. The orchestra below plays with wild faces and big instruments. Daumier packs humor into every line. Daumier used lithography here, a print method where ink sits on a flat stone. The bold strokes and exaggerated looks make the scene feel like a joke about war and music. French artists like Daumier often poked fun at politics through pictures. See how the conductor’s tiny baton still controls the chaos. Daumier, Honoré
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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