1847
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Bourgeois se fesant lire, après diner, quelques chapitres... is a 1847 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows a man reading to a woman after dinner. He's sitting in a chair, and she's sitting on a couch. The woman looks relaxed, and the man is focused on his book. The scene is simple, but it tells us about daily life. The fact that the man is reading to the woman is interesting - it was a common activity among the middle class. This painting is a glimpse into the past. You can learn more about the artist who made this by looking up Daumier, Honoré.
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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