Temptation, plate 453 - Honoré-Victorin Daumier

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"Temptation, plate 453" by Honoré-Victorin Daumier (1835) Lithograph in black on off-white wove paper.

Commentary

"Temptation, plate 453" by Honoré-Victorin Daumier (1835) invites a close look at how form and feeling work together. The print-based method rewards close viewing, where line, texture, and contrast do most of the expressiv e work. Themes to notice include lithograph. This piece is held in the source collection's Prints and Drawings collection. Honoré-Victorin Daumier is the artist behind this work. A useful anchor for reading the piece: Honoré Victorin Daumier French, 1808-1879. The work is cataloged within a France cultural context. How to look at this work: It is cataloged as lithograph, which gives a clue to how the museum frames the object. Its medium (Lithograph in black on off-white wove paper) affects texture, durability, and how detail reads at different distances. Its listed dimensions (Image: 21.9 × 27.8 cm (8 5/8 × 11 in.); Sheet: 27.2 × 36.3 cm (10 3/4 × 14 5/16 in.)) suggest how intimate or monumental it may feel in person. Subject cues from the catalog include lithograph. Compare this reading with the museum record at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/61086

Sources: Art Institute of Chicago; Art Institute of Chicago / Public Records; Art Institute of Chicago Collection Data