1865
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
La harpe, instrument céleste is a 1865 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
Daumier’s 1865 lithograph shows a crowd of exaggerated figures outdoors. One man plays a harp while another crosses his arms, glaring. The scene feels alive with motion and sharp gestures. Daumier used lithography to mock Parisian life. His bold lines and funny poses poke at social types. The harp player looks silly, but the crowd seems serious. It’s like he caught a moment of ordinary chaos. Check out Daumier, Honoré next.
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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