1840
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Chiennes de bottes!... is a 1840 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man in fancy clothes—tall hat, long coat—walking awkwardly with his arms stiff. His legs look too big for his body, making him wobble. Around him, a crowd of people in old-fashioned hats and dresses watch or walk by. The title at the top, *Coqueterie*, hints this is about silly, showy behavior. The man’s exaggerated pose is funny, like he’s pretending to be important. Next, look up lithography to see how artists like Daumier made sharp prints with stone and ink.
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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