1844
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
C'est-y embêtant de brosser ces machines là... is a 1844 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two men standing in a dim room. One looks serious, holding a coat and a hat. The other grins, holding a pair of boots and a shoe. The floor is messy, with more shoes and a rag nearby. The walls are plain, and the light is soft. The caption below is in French, joking about taxes on shoe-shining. Daumier often used humor to poke at everyday life. Want to see more? Look 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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