1854
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Croquis pris aux Champs Elysées is a 1854 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows curving black lines on stone-white paper. Shapes twist into tree trunks, branches, and tall figures with long, sloping hats. The hats look like shadows or extra limbs. Daumier worked fast and loose. He captured crowds on Paris streets without needing details. The loose lines make the scene feel alive and speedy. His loose style feels like quick sketches. Look up Daumier, Honoré next.
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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