A minister back in the water (1851)
Honoré Daumier1851 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1879)
Specifications
- Year
- 1851
- Nationality / school
- French
- Lifespan
- 1808–1879
About the artwork
This page presents "A minister back in the water" (1851), created by Honoré Daumier. Background on Illustration: The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are often described as a golden age of book and magazine illustration. Illustration serves a text or a story, a tradition that runs from decorated medieval manuscripts to printed book plates, magazines, and posters. Context for 1851: The invention of lithography around 1796 and its spread in these decades made printed images cheaper and more varied. The first half of the nineteenth century moved from Neoclassicism to Romanticism, which placed emotion, nature, and the sublime at the centre of painting. It is listed in the Illustration collection. The image is in landscape orientation.
"A minister back in the water" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A landscape format suits wide, low wall spaces such as the stretch above a bed, mantel, or sideboard. Illustrative graphics are valued for their decorative line work and narrative quality, which makes them a strong fit for gallery walls, kids rooms, studies, and more intimate interiors. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
French, 1808–1879
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