1859
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
They refused this..., the ignoramuses! is a 1859 by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a caricature of people looking at art in this painting. The scene is chaotic, with people talking and gesturing. This print was published in a series that pokes fun at the art world, which is interesting because it shows the artist's opinion on the art critics of his time. Check out the work of artist: Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879) for more satirical art.
This print was published in Le Charivari (April 6, 1859) as plate 1 from the series The Exhibition of 1859.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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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