1855
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Le soldat...Je sais... is a 1855 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see two figures facing each other in this lithograph. The figure on the left is hunched and ragged, while the one on the right is robed. This contrast highlights the social differences between them, which was a common theme in Daumier's work, as he often portrayed everyday people and their struggles. Check out the work of artist: 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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