1855
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Ce monsieur Courbet... is a 1855 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows a group of men in suits stiffly standing beside a woman in profile. Their faces twist into grins and frowns, like masks at a party. Daumier made it in 1855, poking fun at rich Parisians. Lithography let him draw fast, bold lines that still feel sharp today. See how the crowd behind them is just blurs? It’s not careless—it pushes the fancy folks forward. Check out the same artist next: 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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