1857
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
De l'utilité d'une famille pour une cantatrice is a 1857 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, depicting Ice Skating, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a crowded theater with people watching a singer perform on stage. The audience is dressed up, with some holding bouquets, which shows the social side of the event. The scene highlights the social dynamics of 19th-century cultural life, which is interesting because it gives us a glimpse of how people spent their free time back then. You can learn more about this type of art by looking into the work of the artist: Daumier, Honoré.
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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