1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Clytemnestre poussée par mimi Véron... is a 1850 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two scenes side by side. On the left, a woman in a wide hat sits stiffly on a chair, holding a fan. Heavy curtains frame her like a stage set. On the right, a bird flies over a bed where a woman lies tangled in sheets, one arm reaching up. The left scene looks like a play or a costume—maybe a character from a story. The right scene feels more real, like a quiet moment caught by surprise. Next, check out lithography to see how artists like Daumier made prints like this.
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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