1845
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Comment on devient un grand mathématicien is a 1845 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph depicts a man standing in front of a blackboard, writing equations. He is dressed in a long coat and has his hair pulled back. To his left, a group of people are gathered, looking at him with a mix of confusion and frustration. The atmosphere is one of chaos and disorder. In the foreground, the man's intense focus on the blackboard is evident, while the group to his left appears to be struggling to understand the complex mathematical concepts being presented. The overall mood of the piece is one of tension and intellectual struggle. This piece is reminiscent of the work of Daumier, Honoré.
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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