Dis donc, ravignard, si nos femmes nous voyaient! ...
1846
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1846
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dis donc, ravignard, si nos femmes nous voyaient! ... is a 1846 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see two men talking to each other in this lithograph. They're dressed differently and using big gestures. Their conversation seems private, like they don't want to be overheard. The way they're talking shows how people interacted back then. It's like we're getting a peek at their daily lives. The artist is highlighting how men and women had different roles. To learn more about this style of printmaking, look up the technique: lithography.
