Artwork
Voyez, cette pièce est très grande ...
Voyez, cette pièce est très grande ... is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Honoré Daumier. It dates from 1858 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Two men stand in a shadowy alcove. One man leans in, talking close to the other’s ear. A heavy curtain frames them like a stage, blocking out the rest of the room.
Daumier made this print in 1858. At the time, lithography was new. It let artists draw right on stone, then print fast. This one feels like a snapshot of a private chat in a public space.
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Overview
Voyez, cette pièce est très grande is a lithograph created by Honoré Daumier in 1858.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts two men in a shadowy, stage-like alcove, engaged in intimate conversation, with one man leaning in to speak to the other. The heavy curtain framing them suggests a private moment in a public setting.
Technique & Style
As a lithograph, the work showcases the medium's capacity for rapid printing and direct drawing on stone, a relatively new technique at the time of its creation.
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.
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