1865
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Deux Avocats is a 1865 by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
You see two men in a sketch, likely lawyers, talking to each other. They look serious and a bit full of themselves. Daumier drew this after spending time in court, where he saw lots of lawyers and judges, and he didn't think very highly of them. You can look up the technique of cross-hatching to learn more about how Daumier created this sketch.
Honoré Daumier’s *Deux Avocats* (1865) depicts two barristers in traditional legal attire: one reads a document while wearing glasses, and the other faces him, holding books. Faint outlines in the background suggest the presence of an audience or onlookers. The sketch employs energetic, nervous lines, particularly in the standing figure, conveying the perceived pomposity and corruption Daumier associated with the legal profession. The composition reflects his recurring focus on courtroom scenes and lawyer archetypes.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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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