1844
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Croyez-moi! prenez mon bras... is a 1844 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two people walking side by side. The woman on the left holds a walking stick and wears a long dress with a headscarf. The man on the right has a hat pulled low over his face, a cape draped over his shoulders, and one arm around her waist. The caption below is in French, hinting at a moment of trust after hardship. The rough lines and simple shading make it feel quick and personal, almost like a sketch in a newspaper. This is an example of lithography.
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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