Merci, je sors d'en prendre
1871
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1871
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
You see a man lying on the floor holding a bottle. Three others stand around him, holding even bigger bottles. Their faces and postures show they’ve been drinking and chatting. Daumier made this for a newspaper. Lithographs let him draw fast, then print many copies cheaply. He used this trick to mock Parisian café life in the 1860s. Look up lithography to see how he carved his image on stone.
