Artwork
N'faites pas attention m'sieu ...
N'faites pas attention m'sieu ... is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Honoré Daumier. It dates from 1848 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
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Overview
N'faites pas attention m'sieu is a lithograph by Honoré Daumier depicting a chaotic moment in a restaurant.
Subject & Meaning
The print captures a comedic scene where a man opening a bottle causes its contents to spray wildly, startling another diner. Exaggerated expressions and reactions convey the humor in the unexpected mishap.
Technique & Style
Daumier employed lithography, drawing on a stone slab to create the print. The artwork features dynamic lines and a blurred background, emphasizing the action and energy of the scene.
Context
This print is one of many humorous scenes Daumier created for Parisian newspapers, often poking fun at everyday life and the unexpected moments that occur within it.
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Artist
Honoré-Victorin Daumier (French: ; 26 February 1808 – 10 or 11 February 1879) was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the…
Dis donc, ravignard, si nos femmes nous voyaient! ...
Grand Gueux va! je voudrais t'y voir
Un dernier toast
Au restaurant a 32 sous
François, qui est-ce qui a bu mon vin ...
En v'la un, il pourrait bien être malheureux...
Un souvenir de gloire
Garçon, qu'est-ce que c'est que ça?...
Est-ce le garçon?
Scènes de moeurs: Comme ou dine à Paris. Diners a vingt-cing sous. Trois plates au choix du traiteur...