1856
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Le séduira-t-il? Les Paris sont ouverts is a 1856 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows two well-dressed people in a tight embrace. Around them, soldiers hold rifles in the distance. The contrast is sharp—the quiet moment versus the threat outside. Daumier often used prints to mock politics. Here, he points out how people still find love during chaos. It’s done with a quick, messy style called lithography. Check out more by 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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