Mr et Mme Prudohomme revenant de la foire ...
1857
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1857
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Daumier shows a man and woman walking home with wrapped parcels from a market. The man wears a bowler hat and holds meat. The woman’s dress is bulky, her bonnet tied tight. This isn’t fancy portrait work. Daumier used lithography, a printing method that lets artists draw on stone with greasy ink. The lines feel loose, almost rough, but they catch the tired slump of two regular people. Look up Daumier, Honoré next—this print shows why his cartoons still feel alive.
