1858
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Dites-donc Baptiste ... is a 1858 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see two actors on a stage, one in a top hat and tights, arms wide. Their faces are masks of drama—one looks shocked, the other grins. Behind them, two heads peek from behind a curtain, watching the show. Daumier loved poking fun at theater types. This lithograph shows his sharp eye for poses and postures, not just faces. Check out Daumier, Honoré next.
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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