1865
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Séances musicales is a 1865 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see four men sitting together, each with a unique face, in a musical gathering. They're surrounded by floating instruments like a guitar and violin. The men's expressions show they're having different experiences. The scene feels casual and social, highlighting music's role in 19th-century France. Music brought people together, and this scene shows that. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique: 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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