Trust me! Take my arm...
1866
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1866
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
A man in a top hat offers his arm to a woman on a cobblestone street. The woman hesitates, her expression unsure. Dark shadows stretch across the scene. Daumier was a political cartoonist before he became known as a painter. This print pokes fun at upper-class manners. The woman’s doubt hints at social games of the time. Look up Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879) next.
