1852
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Comme quoi tout le monde de peut ... is a 1852 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows two scenes at a stock exchange. In the top row, a grinning broker clutches coins while a scowling man holds an empty purse. Below, a crowd of wealthy men in top hats chat over papers and ledgers. Their faces are exaggerated—big noses, wide eyes—to highlight how greed and worry rule the trade. Daumier used lithography, a print method where greasy ink sticks to stone. This let him work fast and spread his sharp critiques to more readers. See how he twists expressions here? 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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