1840
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Désagrément de causer avec les gens... is a 1840 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows two people in a tense argument. One figure is gesturing wildly, while the other holds him tight. The drawing uses bold lines and shading to convey strong emotions. The artist's use of bold lines adds to the tension in the scene. To learn more about the method used to create this image, look up the technique: 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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