1864
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Une méprise a l'odéon ... is a 1864 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a man and a woman in a theater, dressed up for a night out. The man is gesturing with his hands, talking to the woman, who looks surprised. He's wearing a top hat and overcoat, which was formal wear back then. The woman's surprise is interesting - it makes you wonder what the man is saying. Maybe he's telling a joke or some news that's unexpected. You can learn more about this kind of scene by looking at 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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