Art product background information
The Reading is a painting painted by Honoré Daumier. Nowadays, the piece of art is included in the Rijksmuseum's digital collection, which is located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. We are happy to state that this public domain work of art is provided with courtesy of Rijksmuseum.The creditline of the artpiece is: . Besides this, the alignment is in landscape format with a ratio of 4 : 3, meaning that the length is 33% longer than the width. The painter Honoré Daumier was an artist, whose style can be classified as Realism. The Realist painter lived for 71 years and was born in 1808 in Marseilles and deceased in the year 1879 in Valmondois near Paris.
Select your item material variant
In the product dropdown selection you can pick the material and size of your choice. In order match your personal requirements perfectly, you can choose among the following product customization options:
- The poster print (canvas material): Our poster is a UV printed canvas paper with a slight surface texture. Please keep in mind, that depending on the absolute size of the canvas poster print we add a white margin of approximately 2 - 6cm around the work of art to facilitate the framing with your custom frame.
- Acrylic glass print (with real glass coating): The print on acrylic glass, which is often denoted as a UV print on plexiglass, transforms your favorite original artwork into lovely wall decoration. Above all, the acrylic fine art print forms a good alternative to dibond and canvas fine art prints. The artwork will be manufactured with modern UV direct printing machines. With a glossy acrylic glass art print contrasts and smaller image details will be more recognizeable because of the precise tonal gradation. The plexiglass with real glass coating protects your chosen fine art print against light and heat for between 40-60 years.
- Canvas print: A canvas print, which shall not be mistaken with a canvas painting, is a digital copy applied directly on canvas fabric. A canvas print of your favorite work of art will let you turn your custom into a large artwork. The great advantage of canvas prints is that they are relatively low in weight. That means, it is easy to hang your Canvas print without the use of additional wall-mounts. A canvas print is suited for any kind of wall.
- Aluminium dibond print: An Aluminium Dibond print is a print material with an impressive depth, creating a modern look throuch a non-reflective surface structure. For the Direct Aluminium Dibond print, we print your selected artpiece onto the aluminium composite white-primed surface. Colors are bright and luminous, the fine details are clear and crisp, and there’s a matte appearance that you can literally feel. The direct UV print on aluminium is the most popular entry-level product and is an extremely sophisticated way to showcase art prints, as it puts 100% of the viewer’s focus on the replica of the artwork.
Important information: We try in order to describe the art products with as many details as we can and to illustrate them visually in our shop. Although, the colors of the print materials, as well as the printing may vary somehwat from the representation on your monitor. Depending on your screen settings and the quality of the surface, color pigments may not be printed 100% realistically. Considering that all our are processed and printed by hand, there may also be slight differences in the motif's size and exact position.
The product
Print product type: | fine art print |
Reproduction: | digital reproduction |
Manufacturing method: | UV direct printing (digital print) |
Provenance: | German production |
Stock type: | production on demand |
Proposed product use: | art reproduction gallery, gallery wall |
Artwork alignment: | landscape alignment |
Image ratio: | length to width 4 : 3 |
Interpretation of side aspect ratio: | the length is 33% longer than the width |
Item material options: | poster print (canvas paper), acrylic glass print (with real glass coating), metal print (aluminium dibond), canvas print |
Canvas print (canvas on stretcher frame) sizes: | 40x30cm - 16x12", 80x60cm - 31x24", 120x90cm - 47x35", 160x120cm - 63x47" |
Acrylic glass print (with real glass coating) options: | 40x30cm - 16x12", 80x60cm - 31x24", 120x90cm - 47x35", 160x120cm - 63x47" |
Poster print (canvas paper) variants: | 40x30cm - 16x12", 80x60cm - 31x24", 120x90cm - 47x35" |
Dibond print (alumnium material): | 40x30cm - 16x12", 80x60cm - 31x24", 120x90cm - 47x35" |
Picture frame: | unframed art print |
Background information about the work of art
Title of the painting: | "The Reading" |
Categorization: | painting |
General term: | modern art |
Artwork century: | 19th century |
Artpiece year: | 1857 |
Approximate age of artwork: | around 160 years old |
Museum: | Rijksmuseum |
Museum location: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Museum's website: | Rijksmuseum |
License: | public domain |
Courtesy of: | Rijksmuseum |
Short overview of the artist
Name: | Honoré Daumier |
Gender: | male |
Nationality of artist: | French |
Jobs: | painter |
Country of the artist: | France |
Artist category: | modern artist |
Styles: | Realism |
Life span: | 71 years |
Born in the year: | 1808 |
Born in (place): | Marseilles |
Died in the year: | 1879 |
Died in (place): | Valmondois near Paris |
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Original information about the artwork by the museum's website (© - by Rijksmuseum - Rijksmuseum)
The reading. Two seated men, the judge reads from a book.