1841
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Ce monsieur, au sortier de l'estaminet ... is a 1841 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows a man sitting on a sofa, slouched forward with one shoe off. He's surrounded by scattered playing cards. This scene is interesting because it seems like a moment of relaxation, but also maybe a bit of sadness or boredom. The artist included lots of details, like the cards and the man's posture, to tell us about this person's life. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique of 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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