1851
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Décidément elle est bien malade! is a 1851 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a group of people looking at a figure in a cradle, covered by a cloth. The scene is exaggerated and cartoon-like, with funny expressions on the people's faces. This style is typical of the artist's way of commenting on issues of his time. Check out the technique of lithography to learn more about how this artwork 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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