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1845
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1845
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This lithograph shows three men crowding into a bedroom. One man lies in bed, alarmed. The others lean in, faces sharp with urgency. Daumier made this in 1845 to poke fun at gossip and nosy neighbors. We don’t know what the men found out—maybe a scandal, maybe nothing—but the drama feels real. Look up lithography to see how artists used it to spread news fast.
