1854
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Vue prise sur n'importe quel boulevard is a 1854 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows people inside a Paris café, packed in tight. Faces look big and noses even bigger—Daumier liked to poke fun this way. The lamp in the back throws sharp light on hats and coats. He made this print in 1854, when cafés were new social spots. Critics say his bulgy figures show how people stretched rules back then. To see more of his bold lines, look up Daumier, Honoré.
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.
See the richer artist page
