The Third-Class Carriage
Honoré Daumier · 1862
Why it's great
Passengers sit in a crowded, plain railway carriage: a grandmother, a mother with a baby, a sleeping boy. Daumier painted them with great kindness, showing how ordinary people traveled. It's a look at working-class life. It's a famous and dignified picture.
Where to see it
📍 Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York City, United States
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Honoré Daumier was born in Marseille, France, and grew up in Paris. He was famous for his satirical cartoons that poked fun at politicians, and he created thousands of prints. He also painted sympathetic pictures of working people. He lost his sight late in life and died in 1879.
