1866
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Ah! Vous l'êtes ... que voulez-vous que ... is a 1866 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows two men talking to each other. Their faces are caricatures with big features and expressions. The men's conversation is the main focus, with a plain background. The way their bodies are positioned and the looks on their faces tell us about their conversation. It's like we're eavesdropping on them, trying to figure out what they're saying. You can learn more about this kind of art by looking into the technique: 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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