1868
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Allons pour année papa mars ... is a 1868 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
A man in old armor stands with a spear. Next to him, a chubby Cupid leans against a tree. They’re in a garden with soft, leafy shadows. Daumier made this as a lithograph, a printing trick that lets artists draw on stone with greasy ink. The method keeps lines bold and sketchy, like quick thoughts on paper. It feels raw but deliberate. Check out Daumier, Honoré next if you like this bold, imperfect style.
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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