Balzac, Daumier and the Parisians.
Paris Museums/Balzac's House| N° d'inventaire | 30163 |
| Format | 24 x 35 |
| Détails | 80 p., illustrated, publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Paris, 2023 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782759605729 |
Although they were not familiar, Honoré de Balzac and Honoré Daumier shared a keen eye for their contemporaries. The writer painted a vast panorama of society, analyzing the customs of the provinces as well as those of Paris, while the illustrator mainly observed the common people of the capital.
The caretakers, the stream jumpers, the grisettes, the cooks, the employees and the small traders thus find a large place both in La Human Comedy than in Daumier's engraved work. Here as there, observation highlights the flaws, the pettiness and the ridiculous, while testifying to a deep sensitivity for the great humanity of each character.
In addition to the prints, there are excerpts from texts written by Honoré de Balzac and his brilliant art of description. The glasses worn by the two artists remain effective - it is the great freedom and genius of humor, when it comes to observing our contemporaries and better understanding them.
Although they were not familiar, Honoré de Balzac and Honoré Daumier shared a keen eye for their contemporaries. The writer painted a vast panorama of society, analyzing the customs of the provinces as well as those of Paris, while the illustrator mainly observed the common people of the capital.
The caretakers, the stream jumpers, the grisettes, the cooks, the employees and the small traders thus find a large place both in La Human Comedy than in Daumier's engraved work. Here as there, observation highlights the flaws, the pettiness and the ridiculous, while testifying to a deep sensitivity for the great humanity of each character.
In addition to the prints, there are excerpts from texts written by Honoré de Balzac and his brilliant art of description. The glasses worn by the two artists remain effective - it is the great freedom and genius of humor, when it comes to observing our contemporaries and better understanding them.