Knock and it will open for you!
1850
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1850
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This lithograph shows a ragged man in a long coat knocking on a closed door. His face is tense, his knuckles raised. Behind him, two women wait, their expressions tense too. It’s not just a scene. Daumier made this for *Le Charivari*, a Paris newspaper. It mocked how the poor were locked out of opportunity in 1850s France. Look up Honoré Daumier next.
