1840
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
2.000 fr...sans écurie...ça ne me convient pas! is a 1840 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows two men in a doorway. One looks old and nervous. The other has a big head and upset eyes. Daumier uses sharp lines and bold shadows to make the scene feel tense. The title in French means "2,000 francs... no stable... I don’t agree!" It mocks rich people who ignore hard workers. The older man’s worried face and the younger man’s angry pose show class anger in Paris. Look next at lithography to see how Daumier used stone and ink.
Honoré-Victorin Daumier was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and political life in France, from the Revolution of 1830 to the fall of the Second French Empire in 1870.
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