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1864
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1864
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Three men sit close in a train car. One in the middle talks, the others lean in, hats on. The artist shows their faces in sharp detail. Daumier used lithography, a printing method where grease and water make the ink stick. It let him draw fast, then print many copies cheaply. His lines catch the men’s expressions and the tight space. Look up lithography to see how it works.
![Interieur d'un omnibus [bottom half]](https://pub-3a17a9933ad74fb28aa30fa758592f23.r2.dev/artworks/56e13655b1da7619/thumb.webp)
