1839
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
ce qui prouve que quand on fait...patrouille... is a 1839 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows four soldiers in uniforms, huddled together in a dark alley. They carry rifles with bayonets, looking tense. The scene is set at night, with a building's illuminated window creating a silhouette. This detail adds depth to the scene. The artist used simple lines and shading to create a dramatic effect. To learn more about the process used to create this image, look up the technique: 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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