1870
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Ce que certains journaux appeleraient... is a 1870 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman standing near a box labeled "Urne Electorale." A man with a tricorn hat is pointing a stick at her. The woman looks tense, arms crossed. The word "FRANCE" is written above her head. The box is likely a voting urn. The scene feels tense, like a protest or a political moment. Want to learn more? Check out lithography to see how this image 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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