Musique pyrothecnique, Charivarique et Diabolique

1838

Honoré Daumier

Associated Names
Honoré Daumier

Artist, French, 1808 - 1879

This is a drawing of an orchestra scene. The image portrays musicians in comical distress. In the forefront, a central figure is conducting with fervor, holding a baton dramatically. Beside the conductor, one musician is kneeling, holding a large wind instrument with exaggerated effort. Another musician in the background has a humorous expression. The musicians are surrounded by sheet music and instruments, enhancing the theatrical and cartoonish quality of the scene. Fine lines and shading accentuate the dramatic expressions and postures of the figures, capturing a lively and humorous orchestral parody.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on newsprint

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1979.49.29

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 452, State ii/iv


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Wikidata ID

Q65569791

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