1840
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Association en commandite our l'exposition de l'humanité a la santé des pratiques is a 1840 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows two skeletal figures sitting at a table with a bottle and glasses. They're under a sign that says "At the rendezvous of good living". It's a commentary on how people think about death and overindulging. The artist uses detailed lines and cross-hatching to make the scene. The scene is satirical, meaning it's meant to critique or mock something. It critiques how people live and think about death. You can learn more about this style of art by looking 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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