1848
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Ah! Ma chère, quand on a un chien ... is a 1848 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see two women standing on a cobblestone street, holding leashes of their small dogs. They're engaged in conversation, dressed in old-fashioned clothes. The scene is set against a simple city backdrop, with buildings and streets sketched in. The women's dogs are small and cute, adding a playful touch to the scene. The way the women are talking to each other suggests they're friends or acquaintances. This detail makes the scene feel more everyday and ordinary. To learn more about this kind of artwork, look into the technique: lithography.
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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