The image portrays a crowd scene with individuals shown from the waist up. The group is tightly positioned, suggesting a busy environment. Most individuals are men, with at least one woman visible in the center. The men wear dark, high-collared coats and tall top hats. The woman has wide eyes and a small mouth, wearing a bonnet and cloak, with hair peeking out in curls. All individuals have exaggerated, expressive features. The background is filled with market goods like vases and lanterns, indicating a marketplace setting. The scene is captured in black and white, highlighting the lively setting of the street fair.
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The image portrays a crowd scene with individuals shown from the waist up. The group is tightly positioned, suggesting a busy environment. Most individuals are men, with at least one woman visible in the center. The men wear dark, high-collared coats and tall top hats. The woman has wide eyes and a small mouth, wearing a bonnet and cloak, with hair peeking out in curls. All individuals have exaggerated, expressive features. The background is filled with market goods like vases and lanterns, indicating a marketplace setting. The scene is captured in black and white, highlighting the lively setting of the street fair.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Aspect des boulevards pendant la foire aux bibelots

Honoré Daumier

Date
1856
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Print
Accession number
2015.143.644
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Dr. Armand Hammer, 1983)
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Woman
  • Costume
  • Man
  • Figures
  • Writing

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