1848
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Rifolard ouvre le bal ... is a 1848 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows a fancy party in 1848. A man in a big hat dances in the center while others watch. Their faces look silly and stretched on purpose. Daumier loved poking fun at rich people. He used lithography to make bold, fast lines that feel alive. Newspapers printed these images to mock politicians and social climbers. Check out more by Daumier, Honoré.
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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