Vous verrez ... rien n'échappera a la baisse ...
1848
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1848
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This lithograph shows two men talking on a Paris street. One man stares wide-eyed at the other, who hides his face with his hat. The contrast in expressions makes you wonder what secret they’re sharing. Daumier made this in 1848, a year of political upheaval in France. He used lithography, a printing method that lets artists draw on stone with greasy ink. It catches small details fast—like the man’s nervous grip on his hat. Look up Daumier’s other political prints.
