1865
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
L'accordéon, dit soufflet à musique is a 1865 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows three people in a room. The man in the middle blows an accordion with big, funny eyes. The scene feels alive and a bit silly. Daumier made many prints like this. He used sharp lines to show real life and human flaws. This one pokes fun at people’s quirks. See how he twists faces to get a laugh? Try drawing a silly face next time. Look up lithography.
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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