1843
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Cinq coeurs, quinte et quatorze ... is a 1843 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows three people in a room, likely playing cards or talking. The scene is indoors, with furniture and walls around them. One interesting thing about this work is its use of shading to show the social context of the scene. The artist used expressive features to highlight the people's emotions. To learn more about the method used to create this work, 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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