1852
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dans un cabinet de la maison d'or is a 1852 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see two sketches in this lithograph. They show people interacting with each other. The upper sketch has people toasting with champagne, while the lower sketch has an elderly man alone. This work is interesting because it shows two different scenes of daily life. It highlights the contrast between the wealthy and the simple life. To learn more about the method used to create this work, 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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