1867
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Universal Exhibition: The Egyptians Section is a 1867 by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows two people standing in front of a wall covered in stick-figure drawings. The man wears a top hat, a long coat, and a cane, while the woman in a dark dress leans on his arm. Behind them, the wall is packed with tiny, awkwardly drawn figures—some standing, some embracing, all looking stiff and simple. The figures on the wall look like quick, rough sketches, almost like doodles. The couple seems bored or confused by what they’re seeing. This print is part of a series about an 1867 exhibition. Next, look up The Cleveland Museum of Art to see where it’s kept.
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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