Who created "The Three Connoisseurs"?

The Three Connoisseurs was created by Honoré-Victorin Daumier in after 1869.

When was "The Three Connoisseurs" created?

This artwork was created after 1869.

The Three Connoisseurs

Q: What medium is "The Three Connoisseurs"?

The Three Connoisseurs is Pen and black ink, with brush and black and gray wash, over traces of charcoal, on ivory wove paper (discolored to cream).

Honoré-Victorin Daumier

after 1869

Medium

Pen and black ink, with brush and black and gray wash, over traces of charcoal, on ivory wove paper (discolored to cream)

Dimensions

49.3 × 39.2 cm (19 7/16 × 15 7/16 in.)

Classification

pen and ink drawings

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

151549

About the Artist

Honoré-Victorin Daumier · 1808–1879

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...

The Three Connoisseurs

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