1857
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
De l'utilité de la crinoline pour frauder l'octroi is a 1857 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see two women in big, fancy dresses with lots of skirt. They're trying to sneak stuff past the customs officials. One woman's skirt is lifted, showing hidden goods, which is a funny comment on people trying to cheat the system. This lithograph is interesting because it pokes fun at everyday people and their problems. The artist is making a point about how people try to get around rules. Check out the work of artist: Daumier, Honoré to see more like this.
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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