1838
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Bertrand, dis donc, s'ils allaient nous faire... is a 1838 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a crowded, chaotic scene with two men in the center. One wears a top hat and holds a cane, while the other looks like a skeleton in fancy clothes. Around them, people in hats and coats seem to be shouting or arguing. The lines are rough and fast, like it was drawn in a hurry. The skeleton man is holding a sign that looks like a joke about rich people. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show the energy of the crowd. Next, check out lithography to see how this print 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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