This is a drawing of a street scene with floating hats that have labels related to financial markets. The scene shows a street in Paris with balconies. On one balcony, a person is looking at the street below where many hats are floating in the air. Each hat is labeled with terms such as "cotton," "café," and "blé." The sketch style suggests a satirical approach to the scene. The words "Actualités" and "Aspect de Paris, depuis qu'on a joué la fameuse comédie morale intitulée LA BOURSE" hint at a critique or reflection on societal behaviors linked to the stock exchange or trading practices.
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This is a drawing of a street scene with floating hats that have labels related to financial markets. The scene shows a street in Paris with balconies. On one balcony, a person is looking at the street below where many hats are floating in the air. Each hat is labeled with terms such as "cotton," "café," and "blé." The sketch style suggests a satirical approach to the scene. The words "Actualités" and "Aspect de Paris, depuis qu'on a joué la fameuse comédie morale intitulée LA BOURSE" hint at a critique or reflection on societal behaviors linked to the stock exchange or trading practices.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Aspect de Paris, depuis qu'on a joue...

Honoré Daumier

Date
1856
Medium
lithograph
Dimensions
image: 7 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (19.05 x 24.77 cm)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.143.663
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. Armand Hammer, 1983)
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Window
  • City
  • Man
  • Writing

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