1845
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Comme quoi la gymnastique forme les membres... is a 1845 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph on newsprint depicts a group of children in a schoolyard, with a teacher standing in front of them. The children are all looking at something, and one child is hanging upside down from a bar. The scene is set against a backdrop of buildings, with a tree branch hanging down in the top right corner. The children are all dressed in dark clothing, and the teacher is wearing a hat and a long coat. The overall mood of the scene is one of chaos and energy, with the children all looking excited and engaged. If you're interested in learning more about this style of art, you might want to explore the Romanticism movement.
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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