Advice to a Young Artist

Advice to a Young Artist by Honoré Daumier

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 41.3 x 33 cm (16 1/4 x 13 in.) framed: 65.7 x 57.5 cm (25 7/8 x 22 5/8 in.)

Classification

Painting

Department

CF

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Gift of Duncan Phillips

Accession Number

1941.6.1

About the Artist

Honoré Daumier · 18101879

Honoré-Victorin Daumier (1808-1879) was a prolific French printmaker, caricaturist, painter, and sculptor whose works offered incisive commentary on the social and political life of 19th-century France. Known as the 'Michelangelo of Caricature,' Daumier produced over 4,000 lithographs, 500 paintings, 1,000 drawings, and 100 sculptures during his lifetime. His biting political satire led to his imp...

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