1847
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Allons, papa... encore... trente-deux tours!... is a 1847 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows three people playing with a jump rope. The man in the middle is swinging it wildly, while a boy and a girl stand ready to jump. Their clothes look simple and worn, and the room feels dark and plain, with a small window or picture on the wall. The man’s wild expression and loose grip on the rope make the scene feel full of energy. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement, almost like the scene was drawn fast. Next, check out lithography to see how this kind of drawing was made.
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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