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Ne laissez donc pas votre ami dans cet état la!

Honoré Daumier

1841

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Romanticism Early 19th Century Genre Scene

Dominant colour

Ne laissez donc pas votre ami dans cet état la! is a 1841 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Honoré Daumier
When & what style?: 1841 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

You see three figures in a street scene: an old man with a stick, a young man in nice clothes, and someone sitting on the ground. This scene tells us about life in the city a long time ago. Daumier drew attention to people in need. To learn more about the method used to create this image, look into the technique: lithography.

About the artist

Artist

Honoré Daumier

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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