1864
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Ayant eu la vaniteuse idée de vouloir ... is a 1864 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
Three figures stand waist-deep in dark water. Their hats float around them. A steam train barrels past in the background, smoke curling over the scene. Daumier made this as a lithograph, a cheap print method. It mocked people who thought they could control progress. The water’s ripples and the train’s speed clash. This feels like Daumier’s take on modern life. Look up Daumier, Honoré next.
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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