This is an image showing two figures in a humorous and exaggerated scenario with a large wooden plank. One figure steps backward with a startled expression as they are hit in the face by the plank being carried by the other figure. The person's face is mostly obscured by the plank. The setting seems to be an interior space with a wood-paneled or stage-like environment. The artwork features exaggerated expressions and postures, typical of caricature art styles.
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This is an image showing two figures in a humorous and exaggerated scenario with a large wooden plank. One figure steps backward with a startled expression as they are hit in the face by the plank being carried by the other figure. The person's face is mostly obscured by the plank. The setting seems to be an interior space with a wood-paneled or stage-like environment. The artwork features exaggerated expressions and postures, typical of caricature art styles.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Ah! Excusez

Honoré Daumier

Date
1840
Medium
lithograph on newsprint
Classification
Print
Accession number
1979.49.141
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E

Portfolio and series

Series
Émotions parisiennes: pl.24

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Street
  • Hat
  • Man

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