O Lune!...Inspire-moi ce soir quelque petite pensée..., from Les Bas-Bleus, published in Le Charivari, February 28, 1844

O Lune!...Inspire-moi ce soir quelque petite pensée..., from Les Bas-Bleus, published in Le Charivari, February 28, 1844 by Honoré Daumier|Aubert et Cie|Aubert et Cie

Medium

Lithograph; third state of three (Delteil)

Dimensions

Sheet: 12 13/16 × 9 15/16 in. (32.5 × 25.2 cm) Image: 9 3/16 × 7 1/16 in. (23.4 × 18 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Edwin De T. Bechtel, 1957

Accession Number

57.650.32

Tags

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About the Artist

Honoré Daumier|Aubert et Cie|Aubert et Cie · 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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