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The Poster Man, plate 17 from Bohémiens de Paris
Honoré-Victorin Daumier (French, 1808-1879)
1842
- Medium
- Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper
- Classification
- Dimensions
- Image: 25.4 × 18.6 cm (10 × 7 3/8 in.); Sheet: 34.2 × 24.4 cm (13 1/2 × 9 5/8 in.)
- Culture
- France
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Prints and Drawings
- Credit line
- Gift of David Wargowski in memory of Theresa B. Wargowski
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
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About this work
A prolific artist best known for his political caricatures and satirical illustrations of daily life, Daumier produced over 4,000 lithographs, principally for periodicals. This image, taken directly from the magazine Le Charivari, comments on the odd jobs that sprouted from the rapid population growth in Paris, such as pasting posters and public announcements on buildings.
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
