Honoré Daumier Art Analysis

After researching other works by the artist, Honoré Daumier, it has become apparent that he likes to produce art in a way that almost makes fun of the subjects portrayed in each piece. The two works that I chose to form my comparison were also created by Honoré Daumier, and they look similar to the original piece that was presented. It is obvious that the art is mainly illustrated in charcoal, which provided the color of the overall images to be a mix of black and white. Through our discussion this past week, our class learned that the artist chose to practice through this medium for his art for that is what he was used to working with. Honoré Daumier was known for creating political cartoons, which were presented in newspapers, which is why he used to create images in shades of black and white. The first image I chose to act as a comparison to the original also depicts several gentlemen who are in a gallery or museum observing art. In the original, there was a gentleman looking closely at the art in front of him, and was hunched over. In this piece, there was a gentleman with a similar position and action as well. However, in this piece I chose, the gentleman took it one step further and brought a magnifying glass to acquire a …show more content…
In addition, this piece also includes a man hunched over to admire the art just like the last two pieces. However, like mentioned in my original post about the lithograph, one gentleman gives off the impression that he is more interested in the actual are rather than the thought and the theoretical value of the pieces. It is due to the fact that he has decided to remove his hat and focus directly on what is in front of him, unlike the gentlemen next to him who seem to be at the event for a sense of status and higher