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C'est bizarre ... été

C'est bizarre ... été is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Honoré Daumier. It dates from 1854 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art. C'est bizarre .
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Overview
C'est bizarre ... été is a lithograph created by Honoré Daumier in 1854, capturing a moment of conversation between two formally dressed men in a simple outdoor setting.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts two men, one seated and one standing, engaged in conversation, with their formal attire contrasting against a minimalist background of trees and hills, highlighting societal norms and class distinctions.
Technique & Style
The work is a lithograph, a printmaking technique that allows for detailed and nuanced representations, used here to emphasize the figures and their interaction.
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Artist & collection
Artist
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.
















