1857
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
La princesse is a 1857 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see two figures in this lithograph, one standing and one reclining, set against a simple background. The standing figure is leaning forward, talking to the other person. This scene looks like it's from a play. The artist used simple lines to create a sense of drama. To learn more about this style of printmaking, 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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