1844
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Voyez donc un peu, Isménie!... is a 1844 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman in old-fashioned clothes standing in front of a window display. She’s holding a fan to her face and pointing at a poster titled *Les Bas Bleus*. The poster lists 40 cartoons by Daumier for 20 francs. The woman’s expression and the text below her—*"Voyez donc un peu, Isménie!"*—suggest she’s shocked by what she’s seeing. The poster’s title and price are clear, but the images behind the window are blurry. Next, check out lithography to see how artists like Daumier made prints like this.
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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