1852
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Le jeudi is a 1852 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a group of people outside an exhibition entrance in this lithograph. The scene shows a man in a top hat and a woman beside him, with buildings and signs around them. This artwork gives a glimpse into the social life of 19th-century France, with people from different classes together. You can learn more about the artist who created this scene by looking at the work of Daumier, Honoré.
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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