Pas étonnant que ce soit long ...

Pas étonnant que ce soit long ...

Honoré Daumier

1872

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From the collection of National Gallery of Art

About this work

You see a large open book with pages filled with scribbled black lines and a hand poised with a quill pen. This artwork is interesting because it uses strong, bold lines to create a simple yet expressive scene. The hand and quill pen symbolize the act of writing. The simple lines and expressive scene might remind you to look into the technique: lithography.

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