1844
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
T'as tort de vouloir afficher cette ... annonce ... is a 1844 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows a man on a ladder pasting a big poster. The poster says "LA PRESSE" and "D’OUTRE-TOMBE" in bold letters. The city around him is alive with shadows and street details. Daumier made fun of ads even back in 1844. He used sharp lines to show how posters took over public space. The poster’s words hint at a famous writer’s last work. It’s a quick snapshot of a changing city. If you like this, try another 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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