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Lolo!...veux-tu laisser la chaisse tranquille...

Honoré Daumier , 1842

Lolo!...veux-tu laisser la chaisse tranquille..., by Honoré Daumier, ink, 1842
Lolo!...veux-tu laisser la chaisse tranquille..., by Honoré Daumier, ink, 1842

Lolo!...veux-tu laisser la chaisse tranquille... is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Honoré Daumier. It dates from 1842 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art. Lolo!

About this work

Overview

Lolo!...veux-tu laisser la chaisse tranquille... is a lithograph print by Honoré Daumier, depicting a lively scene in an elegantly decorated interior.

Subject & Meaning

The print features four figures reacting to a chair being pulled out from under one of them, showcasing Daumier's use of everyday situations to convey humor and social commentary.

Technique & Style

The work is characteristic of Daumier's style, with exaggerated expressions and dynamic postures. It was created using lithography, a printmaking technique that allows for mass production of images.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Honoré Daumier

Artist

Honoré Daumier

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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