Artwork
Et dire que Proudhon ne veut pas ...

Et dire que Proudhon ne veut pas ... is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Honoré Daumier. It dates from 1849 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Et dire que Proudhon ne veut pas is a lithograph created by Honoré Daumier in 1849, capturing a moment of interaction between a man and a woman in a simple interior.
Subject & Meaning
The scene depicts a contemplative seated man and an assertive standing woman, elegantly dressed, conveying the dynamics of intellectual and social discourse in mid-19th century France.
Technique & Style
The work is a lithograph, a printmaking technique that allows for mass production of images, indicating Daumier's interest in disseminating his work to a wider audience.
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.

















