1865
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dis donc, mon homme, s'ils savaient ... is a 1865 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
Daumier’s lithograph shows a crowd outside a door marked “Exposition Fromages Volailles.” People jostle, peek, and whisper—some in top hats, others in work clothes. Daumier hid jokes in faces and postures. A man in the back scratches his head like he’s counting eggs, not cheeses. The print’s grainy ink makes every scowl and grin feel alive. Look up lithography to see why ink sticks this way.
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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