1846
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dire... que nous avons un fils qui est... avocat... is a 1846 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows three people standing close together. The man on the left wears a dark suit and a serious expression. The woman next to him has a long dress and a shawl over her shoulders. The man on the right is dressed in a long black coat and a tall hat, holding a folder. The title hints at a joke about a family’s pride in their son becoming a lawyer. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to make the scene feel lively and full of personality. Want to learn more? Check out lithography, the printmaking technique used here.
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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