Pauvre jeune homme!
1840
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1840
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
A young man kneels at a tree, carving words into the bark. His face is hidden in shadow. The tree stands alone in a dark field. Daumier made this with a greasy crayon on stone. He pressed the stone onto paper, printing many copies. This process is called lithography. It’s a small but powerful image. Look for the date—1840—on the print. Find more like it at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
