Se posant en connaisseurs

Se posant en connaisseurs

Honoré Daumier

1852

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

About this work

This painting shows a group of people looking at artworks on a wall. They are all dressed up in old-fashioned clothes, like top hats and overcoats. These people seem very interested in the art, and the artist drew them with lots of details. The way they're looking at the art is pretty serious, like they're trying to figure out what it means. This painting is interesting because it shows how people thought about art a long time ago. To learn more about this style, look into the technique: lithography.

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