His instantly uznavaemyya, deeply personal art combines the noble restraint of classicism with irrepressible dynamism of his compositions and an addiction to strong light contrasts, typical of the Baroque. His paintings distinguished by an unusually precise sense of color and rhythm, generous Thickly pained texture, the plastic power of the depicted characters.
Honore Daumier was born in Marseilles in 1808, but soon his family moved to Paris. In his youth he was sent as an apprentice and a printing house, where he became acquainted with the technique of lithography. Old Masters he had studied independently, in the Louvre - with special attention to Rubens and Goya.
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