Le passé - Le présent - l'Avenir

Honoré Daumier

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a caricature focusing on the upper body of a person. The individual is positioned facing forward with exaggerated head and facial features. The facial expression is stern, with squinted eyes, thick eyebrows, a bulbous nose, and a pronounced frown. The person is wearing a dark jacket with a white collared shirt and a cravat. The background is plain, and there are French words at the bottom of the image: "le passé," "le présent," and "l'avenir," which translate to "the past," "the present," and "the future."