1857
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Trop de politesse is a 1857 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see two hunters being overly polite to each other in a outdoor setting. They're standing with their hunting dogs, and a rabbit is leaping away in the background. The humor comes from the contrast between their polite gestures and the fact that they're hunters. This contrast is what makes the scene funny. The hunters' exaggerated courtesy is highlighted by their surroundings. Check out the work of artist: Daumier, Honoré to see more of his humorous takes on everyday life.
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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