1857
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Comme vous arrivez tard a la bourse ... is a 1857 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see two men talking at a social gathering. They're dressed up in formal coats. One man holds a top hat, the other has his hands in pockets. Their conversation seems casual, but their poses are exaggerated. This style of drawing is like a caricature, making the scene feel playful. To learn more about the method used to create this image, look 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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