The image shows two people in the foreground engaging in a kiss. They are both in profile, with the man bending towards the woman, who is slightly leaning back. The man wears a dark coat and a top hat. The woman's clothing is not distinctly detailed; she appears to have her head covered with a hood or a scarf. Both individuals are depicted without clear facial details due to the simplistic sketch style. In the background, there is a building facade featuring the word "EPICERIE." Above them, slightly to the left, another figure is visible, peering out from behind half-closed shutters of a window. This person wears a nightcap, peering downwards toward the couple with their head resting on their hand. The setting suggests an urban environment, and the scene is rendered in a monochrome, sketch-like style.
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The image shows two people in the foreground engaging in a kiss. They are both in profile, with the man bending towards the woman, who is slightly leaning back. The man wears a dark coat and a top hat. The woman's clothing is not distinctly detailed; she appears to have her head covered with a hood or a scarf. Both individuals are depicted without clear facial details due to the simplistic sketch style. In the background, there is a building facade featuring the word "EPICERIE." Above them, slightly to the left, another figure is visible, peering out from behind half-closed shutters of a window. This person wears a nightcap, peering downwards toward the couple with their head resting on their hand. The setting suggests an urban environment, and the scene is rendered in a monochrome, sketch-like style.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bonsoir chérie...si ton épicier nous voyait...

Honoré Daumier

Date
1842
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.143.909
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. Armand Hammer, 1983)
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Street
  • Window
  • Man
  • Figures

NGA object ID 180355. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.