Artwork
Le Marchand d'habits
Le Marchand d'habits is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Honoré Daumier. It dates from 1842 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
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Overview
Le Marchand d'habits is a lithograph on newsprint created by Honoré Daumier in 1842. The print depicts a street vendor carrying a bundle of second-hand clothing.
Subject & Meaning
The image shows a tired, rumpled man walking with a load of clothes, likely selling items to students for use as costumes. Daumier's work often critiqued social disparities in French society during the July Monarchy and Second Republic.
Technique & Style
The lithograph is characterized by a rough, spontaneous style, suggesting it was drawn quickly, possibly on the spot. Daumier's technique blended humor with social observation, typical of his satirical prints.
History & Provenance
Daumier produced Le Marchand d'habits for publication in newspapers such as Le Charivari, where his republican views were expressed through visual commentary targeting the monarchy, clergy, and bourgeois elite.
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Artist
Honoré-Victorin Daumier (French: ; 26 February 1808 – 10 or 11 February 1879) was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the…
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