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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
- 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.