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Une loterie philantropique

Honoré Daumier

1845

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Romanticism Early 19th Century

Dominant colour

Une loterie philantropique is a 1845 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Honoré Daumier
When & what style?: 1845 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This painting shows a woman with a straight razor and a man with a small bag. The woman looks surprised and the man looks worried. The scene is tense, with the woman and man reacting to something, and the background adds to the drama. To learn more about the method used to create this image, look up the technique: lithography.

About the artist

Artist

Honoré Daumier

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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