1859
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Tiens ... qu'est-ce qu'c'est donc qu'ça? ... is a 1859 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see three people looking at a statue in a gallery. They're all staring closely, with big reactions on their faces. The artist used simple lines to show their emotions. The people in the picture seem to be thinking deeply about the statue. Their facial expressions are exaggerated, which adds to the scene. This kind of scene is similar to work done using the technique: lithography.
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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