1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Comment, Saint-Gervais a pris cette... is a 1850 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man standing by a piano, conducting with one arm raised while holding sheet music with the other. Two kids sit on a bench nearby, watching him closely. The room has shelves packed with books, framed art on the walls, and a bust on a pedestal. The artist packed in lots of small details—like the kids’ focused faces and the messy stack of music—to show a real, lived-in moment. This isn’t polished; it’s quick and full of life. Next, check out lithography to see how this sketch was made.
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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