Un affeux trio

Un affeux trio

Honoré Daumier

1852

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

About this work

You see three men playing music together in this lithograph. They're having a lively moment, with the violin, flute, and piano all being played. The fact that they're all playing different instruments makes this scene interesting, it shows how music brought people together in 19th-century France. You can learn more about this style of artwork by looking into the technique: lithography.

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