1852
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Le danger de faire voir a des enfants ... is a 1852 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a crowded art gallery with people looking at paintings and a man trying to calm a crying baby. This scene is interesting because it shows how people interact with each other in a public space. The artist is commenting on the challenges of introducing culture to young children. To learn more about the method used to create this print, look up 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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