1850
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
A Decemberist is a 1850 by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a man sitting at a desk, looking unhappy. He's surrounded by papers and books. The man is a Decemberist, a member of a group that opposed the government in France. This painting was published in a newspaper called Le Charivari. It was part of a series called News of the Day. The series commented on current events. You can learn more about the artist's style by looking at the work of another artist, but for now, check out the technique called sfumato.
This print was published in Le Charivari (October 5, 1850) as plate 3 from the series News of the Day .
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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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