Curator’s note

The Third-Class Carriage

One of Honoré Daumier's signature works, tenderly observing the urban poor. Crowded third-class passengers fill the carriage, while a nursing mother and an old woman in front embody quiet human dignity and fatigue.

Source: Arterra 큐레이션

Date: 1864
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 25 3/4 x 35 1/2 in. (65.4 x 90.2 cm)
On view: Gallery 812

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ArtistHonoré Daumier PeriodImpressionism CountryFrance MuseumThe Metropolitan Museum of Art

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