1852
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Arrivée a une station is a 1852 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows a busy train station packed with people in long coats and top hats. Daumier piles on the drama with big, silly faces—think cartoons with ink. He used a printing trick called lithography. It lets artists draw on stone with greasy crayons. Then ink sticks to the marks. Daumier loved this method for quick, sharp jokes about modern life. It’s an early look at trains and crowds. Check out Daumier, Honoré next time you see his work.
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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