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Outside the Print–Seller's Shop

c. 1860–1863

Dallas Museum of Art

Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas, United States

“In Paris everything is a spectacle: no other people in the world have had such voracious eyes.”
—Honoré de Balzac, French novelist

Prints displayed in a street-side print shop attract the attention of passersby. Some peer with earnest intensity, others gaze with mild curiosity. A young boy gingerly leafs through a giant portfolio as another child strolls by, barely registering interest. In this small painting, Honoré Daumier examines the act of looking through the varying degrees of those represented, the animating gaze of the artist, who was also a keen observer of Parisian street life, and our own attentive scrutiny.

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  • Title: Outside the Print–Seller's Shop
  • Date Created: c. 1860–1863
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall: 19 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (49.53 x 40.01 cm)
  • Type: Paintings
  • External Link: https://www.dma.org/object/artwork/5184586/
  • Medium: Oil on panel
  • Credit Line: Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, Mrs. John B. O'Hara Fund
  • Artist Nationality: French
  • Artist: Honoré Daumier
Dallas Museum of Art

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