The Third-Class Carriage

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The Third-Class Carriage is a famous 19th-century painting by Honoré Daumier that poignantly depicts the hardships and dignity of working-class railway passengers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oil painting
painting
artHistoricalSignificance important example of Daumier’s painting of modern life
key work of 19th-century social realism
collection The Metropolitan Museum of Art NERFINISHED
colorPalette earthy browns and grays
muted tones
compositionFeature strong central grouping of three figures
tight, shallow space of carriage interior
countryOfOrigin France
creator Honoré Daumier NERFINISHED
depictionStyle emphasis on expressive gesture and posture
unidealized figures
depicts dignity of the working class
poverty
third-class railway travel
working-class railway passengers
depictsTime 19th century
genre social realism
hasPart crowd of anonymous passengers in background
seated old woman
young boy seated beside them
young mother with baby
inception 1860s
influencedBy rise of railways in 19th-century Europe
languageOfTitle French
locatedIn New York City
United States of America
surface form: United States
location The Metropolitan Museum of Art NERFINISHED
mainSubject crowded train compartment
railway carriage interior
seated peasant woman with child
medium oil on canvas
movement Realism
notableFor empathetic portrayal of the poor
focus on anonymous, ordinary people
originalTitle Le Wagon de troisième classe NERFINISHED
portrays working-class life in 19th-century France
setIn railway carriage
third-class compartment
subjectMatter everyday life
modern transportation
theme class division
human dignity
industrialization
social inequality
urbanization

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Honoré Daumier notableWork The Third-Class Carriage