Artwork
T'nez v'la l'seul logement d'garçon ...
T'nez v'la l'seul logement d'garçon ... is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Honoré Daumier. It dates from 1854 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
T'nez v'la l'seul logement d'garçon is a 1854 lithograph by Honoré Daumier, satirizing the housing conditions of his time.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts two men standing before a doghouse marked 'to let', highlighting the scarcity and unaffordability of housing for workers. The scene is a commentary on the limited availability of property, with the doghouse serving as a ridiculous example of a rental unit.
Technique & Style
Created using lithography, a printmaking process, the work features caricatured figures with exaggerated expressions, characteristic of Daumier's satirical style.
Context
This lithograph is part of Daumier's series of works critiquing France's housing situation in the 1850s, a time when workers struggled to find affordable living spaces.
Artist & collection
Artist
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.
