Explain the printmaking process Honoré Daumier employed to produce Rue Transnonain, April 15, 1834. Why was the print so compelling and what was its purpose?

What will be an ideal response?

Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Daumier uses lithography to quickly record and disseminate information about a violent murder committed by French soldiers.
2. The lithographic process allowed Daumier to create a detailed composition that could be drawn directly on a stone surface.
3. Because of the immediacy of the method, Daumier could print and distribute the lithographs the day after the incident, spreading information about the violence of the military against innocent French civilians much like television news programs communicate news today.
4. The expressive quality of the print resonated with public sentiments, and corresponds to the widespread use of lithography in nineteenth-century newspapers.