1849
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Ah! il prétend m'empêcher d'aller... is a 1849 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two women in a room. One woman is reaching out with a dramatic gesture, holding a jug. The other woman stands nearby, holding a child close and looking shocked. The room looks simple, with a window and a door in the background. The title at the top, *"Les Femmes Socialistes,"* hints this is about women involved in politics. The woman on the left seems angry, while the other looks worried, maybe trying to stop her. If this style of drawing interests you, look up lithography to see how artists made prints like this.
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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