Are you not ordering anything?...

Are you not ordering anything?...

Honoré Daumier

1865

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

You see a man standing at a food counter, looking at the server. The man seems unsure about what to order. This painting is interesting because it shows a everyday moment in France during the 19th century. The details in the scene are simple, yet they tell a story about the people in it. You can learn more about the artist who created this scene by looking up Honoré Daumier.

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