Art Lovers By Honore Daumier

This mystery image is “Art Lovers” by Honore Daumier. Color and vanishing point act as strong indicators in this piece. The picture frames that hang on the wall are the only elements with any color. The images within the frames are obscured indicating that the painted subjects are not of importance to this paintings meaning. The orange wash filling the frames gives a gold outline to the images hanging on the wall. The gold frames illustrate that these works are of importance and value to the artist. Since there are so many paintings placed in a tight display and the crowd filling the room, this is a gallery showing of works of art. The heavy black shading of the tableside draws the eye down where it is met with a shadow pointing directly to