Man loopt op te kleine schoenen 1840

"Man loopt op te kleine schoenen" (1840) is a lithograph by Honoré Daumier, a renowned French artist known for his satirical cartoons. The artwork portrays a man, exaggeratedly tall with his legs bent at an impossible angle, wearing shoes far too small for his feet. The title, a play on words, criticizes the vanity of Parisian fashion and the desire for a "small foot" regardless of the discomfort it causes. Daumier's biting social commentary makes this piece a valuable example of 19th-century French social realism.