1842
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Le Placeur is a 1842 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows a man in a tall hat and long coat, standing on a cobblestone street. He's holding a paper against a wall, with his mouth open as if shouting. The man's body is contorted, with one leg bent and the other straight. The man's face is tense, with a furrowed brow and pursed lips. His eyes are narrowed, and his eyebrows are raised. The paper he's holding appears to be a poster or advertisement, but the text is too small to read. The scene is set against a backdrop of stone buildings, with a large barrel or tub visible to the right of the man. The overall mood is one of urgency and intensity. If you want to learn more about this style of art, look into the Romanticism movement.
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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