1854
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
A louer, logements de garçon entre le ... is a 1854 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows two men peeking out from a wicker basket perched on poles. The basket hangs high above a Paris street, making them look like odd birds in a nest. Their hats and beards stand out against the muted city below. Daumier used this trick to mock renting tiny, terrible rooms called "logements de garçon." These cramped spaces were for young workers—noisy, dirty, and just big enough for a bed. The print laughs at how hard life was back then. It works like a cartoon before cartoons. Want to see more of his sharp style? Look up Daumier, Honoré.
Honoré-Victorin Daumier was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the Revolution of 1830 to the fall of the Second French Empire in 1870.
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