1847
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Achat d'un tableau horloge is a 1847 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows a man in profile, hands clasped behind his back. He faces a small church painting on the wall. His features are big and exaggerated, like a comic character. Daumier used lithography to make sharp, witty prints. He mocked middle-class buyers who chased art they didn’t understand. The church scene looks calm next to the man’s rough face. This style feels like his other work. If you like this, look up Daumier, Honoré.
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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