Abstract:
A group of men are looking over a painting in an art studio. The artist surprises his visitors by offering his own conjectures about the painting, saying that he thinks one of the figures is wincing while another figure is smiling.
LES MOMENTS DIFFICILES DE LA VIE, a series of 7 prints numbered from 1 to 6, (nr. 6 was used twice). The series appeared between March 12 and July 6,1864 in the CHARIVARI. In plate 2 and 6 the series title is “LES MOMENS DIFFICILES DE LA VIE” (the “T” is missing).