1848
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Un alibi is a 1848 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see three men in old-fashioned clothes talking to each other. They're standing close, looking serious and upset. The artist used a lot of details to show their emotions, like the way they're standing and the looks on their faces. The men seem to be in a heated discussion, maybe about something they don't want to admit to. The artist, Daumier, was known for drawing people in everyday situations, but this scene feels more tense than usual. You can learn more about this kind of art by looking into 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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