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Chez le tailleur chez le coiffeur

Honoré Daumier

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing featuring two scenarios - one at a tailor shop and the other at a hair salon. The top panel shows two people in the tailor shop with exaggerated, humorous interactions during a clothing fitting. The bottom panel depicts a scene in the hair salon with a comical hairdressing session. The illustrations are detailed and characterized by expressive, exaggerated characters in a satirical style. The scenes focus on humor in everyday tasks.

Artwork Details

Date
1853
Medium
lithograph
Dimensions
4000 × 3454 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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