Charming view available exclusively to residents of basements

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Charming view available exclusively to residents of basements

Honoré Daumier

Date
1856
Medium
Lithograph
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art

Much like a modern-day couple settling in for an evening of television viewing, this husband and wife are seated comfortably in armchairs. In these quarters, their basement window provides a perfect view of the moving feet on the sidewalk above. France, Europe

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