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Rue transnonian
This document provides information about the lithograph "Rue Transnonian" by French artist Honoré Daumier from 1834. Daumier was a French caricaturist, painter, and sculptor best known for his political and social satires. He was imprisoned for six months for his caricature of the king as "Gargantua." Daumier produced over 4,000 lithographs in his career and was considered the "Michelangelo of caricature," finding success up until his death in 1878 working on illustrations and advertisements.
Rue transnonian
- 1. Rue Transnoniana lithograph by Honoré Daumier 1834
- 2. Daumier, Honore (French, 1808-1879) French caricaturist, painter, and sculptorpolitical and social satirist
- 3. His caricature ofthe king as "Gargantua" led to Daumier's imprisonment for six months
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- 5. success in 1878, a year before his death
- 6. producing platesfor music publishers, and illustrations for advertisements
- 7. 4000 lithographs Gargantua,1831. Lithography
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Editor's Notes
- #2 first lithographers to make use of the process called transfer lithography, by which the tusche drawing is made on paper instead of on the lithographic stone. The drawing is then transferred to the stone and printed in the usual way. This method, which is more convenient than working on stone, retains the paper’s texture in the final print printing process in which the image to be printed is rendered on a flat surface, as on sheet zinc or aluminum, and treated to retain ink while the nonimage areas are treated to repel ink.Invented in 1796 by Bavarian author Alois Senefelderas a low-cost method of publishing theatrical works,[lithography can be used to print text or artwork onto paper or another suitable material.
- #3 produced over 4000 lithographspolitical figures and satires on the behavior of his middle classsocial and political lifeHaving mastered the techniques of lithography,Daumier was almost blind by 1873