1860
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Ah! Théophile ... j'en apprends de belles ... is a 1860 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
Daumier’s 1860 lithograph shows a man leaning over a seated woman. Their faces twist in surprise. The room around them is just hints: a table edge, a shadowed wall. Daumier made over 4,000 lithographs. This one pokes fun at middle-class gossip. The title translates to “Oh! Théophile… I’m learning some things…” hinting at a scandalous secret. See how Daumier twists faces for comedy. It’s like a quick sketch you’d find in today’s cartoon pages. Door: lithography
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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