1852
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Un effet des démolitions dans Paris is a 1852 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a chaotic scene of demolition in Paris with people and debris everywhere. The figures in the scene are exaggerated and cartoonish, which adds to the chaos. This style was likely used to comment on the rapid changes happening in Paris at the time. Check out the work of artist: Daumier, Honoré to see more of his commentary on urban 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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