Daumier: Visions of Paris
Fascinating exhibition at the Royal Academy looking at the work of the 19th century French
artist Honoré Daumier.
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Earlier in the
year I did a course on 19th century art which kept referring to Daumier as he
was not only an artist who bridged the gap between classism and Impressionism,
but was also a political activist and commentator on society at the time
through his cartoons for the newspapers.
I loved the
lithographs/cartoons and even found myself laughing out loud at some of them.
Even though he political figures might be different somehow the sentiments
could be applied to any time. I particularly like one of two artists painting
outdoors. One paints the landscape the other paints the first one! I also liked
the small caricature busts he made of political figure to help with his
cartoons.
I wasn’t so
struck by the paintings which felt a bit course but I did love two possibly
unfinished works of men hanging on ropes. They had a very Impressionistic feel
to them and it was lovely to see them hung either side of a door.
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