1856
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
M. Prudhomme Philantrope is a 1856 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a tall, stiff man in a long coat and hat handing something to a smaller woman. A small dog sits nearby, looking up. The man’s face is drawn with big, round eyes and a serious expression. The woman wears a simple dress and stands with her hands together. The title under the image is *M. Prudhomme Philantrope*, which means "Mr. Prudhomme the Philanthropist." The artist used sharp lines to make the characters look exaggerated and funny. Next, look up lithography to see how this drawing was made.
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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