1852
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Un jour de représentation a benéfice is a 1852 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see two men in fancy clothes and tall hats, smiling at each other. They seem happy, but also a bit awkward. This scene is interesting because it shows how people acted in public during that time, trying to look good and important. The men's clothes and hats were probably very expensive, which says something about their social status. 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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