1867
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
At the Universal Exhibition: Who are the real Chinese? is a 1867 by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a group of people in what looks like a busy outdoor scene. Two men in the front stand close together, one holding the hand of a woman in a long dress. Behind them, a few more figures walk or stand, all drawn in loose, sketchy lines. The background has a big moon and what might be a waterfall or curtain of fabric. The title hints this might be making fun of how Europeans saw foreigners at a big fair. The artist used quick, rough lines to show movement and emotion instead of perfect details. Next, check out Realism to see how artists used everyday scenes to comment on society.
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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