Echtpaar met huilend kind 1838

"Echtpaar met huilend kind" (Couple with Crying Child) is a lithograph created by Honoré Daumier in 1838. The artwork depicts a satirical scene of a family walking down the street. The father, dressed in a top hat and frock coat, appears exasperated as he stares up at the sky while the mother tries to calm their crying child. Daumier, known for his social commentary, skillfully uses caricature and exaggeration to capture the struggles of everyday life in 19th-century France. The lithograph, housed in the Rijksmuseum, is a poignant example of Daumier's keen observation of the human condition and his ability to evoke both humor and pathos in his art.