1836
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Bobonne... ne le regarde pas tant! is a 1836 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a crowded street scene with exaggerated, cartoonish faces. A man in a top hat leans on a cane, staring wide-eyed at a large, hairy ape in a cage above. Around them, a woman in a colorful dress and hat turns away, while a small boy holds a ball. The background has a fence and a few other onlookers. The ape’s cage is perched above a balcony, drawing everyone’s attention. The artist used bold lines and simple colors to make the scene feel lively and a little silly. Want to learn more? Try looking up 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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