1864
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
A asnières is a 1864 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows vineyard workers in Asnières picking grapes under a bright sky. The lines are scratchy but full of life. You can almost hear the rustle of leaves and the murmurs of the pickers. Daumier liked to show everyday people at work. He made this image with stone and ink, pressing hard to get bold shadows. The background is just hints, but it sets the mood fast. Try looking up lithography next.
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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