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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
The first six-string guitars appeared simultaneously in Naples and Paris in the 1770s, and by the end of the 19th century the so-called Romantic guitar played a central role in the popular music of the French capital. Daumier’s drawing reflects this interest in street singers and carnival performers. The agitated, almost frenetic tangle of fine lines drawn in pen and ink imbues the figure with life, so that his voice and instrument seem to vibrate with emotion.
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Pablo Picasso — Man with Guitar
Honoré Daumier — Standing Figure of a Man with a Staff
Edgar Degas — Portrait of Madame Dietz-Monnin
François Bonvin (French, 1817–1887) — Guitar Player
William Sidney Mount (American, 1807–1868) — The Fiddling Be
Ernest Haskell (American, 1876–1925) — Paris: The Old Lunat
George Du Maurier — Violinist: study from life
Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917) — Nude Man Standing, with Le
William Rothenstein (British, 1872–1945) — Auguste Rodin
Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883) — The Guitarist
William Rothenstein (British, 1872–1945) — Auguste Rodin
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) — Blind Singer
