Artwork
Un cauchemar de Mimi
Un cauchemar de Mimi is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Honoré Daumier. It dates from 1850 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
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Overview
Un cauchemar de Mimi is a lithograph created by Honoré Daumier in the 1850s. The print depicts a dream-like scene with distorted forms and fluid lines.
Subject & Meaning
The scene is set in a bedroom and features a syringe-like creature with legs, accompanied by a mischievous figure and a spider-like entity, evoking feelings of anxiety and absurdity related to daily life and medicine.
Technique & Style
The lithograph is characterized by thin, wavy lines that blur the surroundings, creating a sense of unease and disorientation, and featuring odd, non-representational shapes that contribute to its surreal atmosphere.
Context
As a printmaker, Daumier frequently used his work to comment on modern life, often incorporating elements of satire and social critique.
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Artist
Honoré-Victorin Daumier (French: ; 26 February 1808 – 10 or 11 February 1879) was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the…
