"She pleases me very much, that little lady...even if she does look like my wife!" by Honoré Daumier

"She pleases me very much, that little lady...even if she does look like my wife!" 1852

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Editor: So, this is Honoré Daumier's "She pleases me very much, that little lady...even if she does look like my wife!". It's a lithograph. The scene feels a bit cynical, maybe even cruel. What's your read on it? Curator: Daumier's work often served as social commentary, published in periodicals. Consider the emerging bourgeoisie in 1850s Paris. What role do you think satire played in shaping public opinion about them? Editor: I guess he's poking fun at their values, maybe their hypocrisy? Curator: Precisely. The print media allowed artists like Daumier to engage in a visual dialogue with the public. Did these images reinforce or challenge the status quo? Editor: It's interesting to think about art as a tool for social critique. I hadn’t considered the public role of art back then so much. Curator: Indeed, art is rarely created in a vacuum.

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