Outside the Print–Seller's Shop

Honoré Daumier

c. 1860–1863

Oil on panel

Dallas Museum of Art

Prints displayed in a street-side print shop attract the attention of passersby. Some peer with earnest intensity, and others gaze with mild curiosity. In this small painting, Daumier examines the act of looking in three ways: through the subjects depicted, the artist’s sharp gaze, and our own attentive scrutiny. Prints displayed in a street-side print shop attract the attention of passersby. Some peer with earnest intensity, and others gaze with mild curiosity. In this small painting, Daumier examines the act of looking in three ways: through the subjects depicted, the artist’s sharp gaze, and our own attentive scrutiny. storage