1849
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Dites donc, président, impossible d'attraper un lièvre... is a 1849 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two men on a dock. One wears a suit and hat, holding the other’s arm. The second man is bare-chested, wearing a hat and loose pants, with a bag slung over his shoulder. Both look surprised or frustrated, and the background shows a boat and a small building. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement and emotion. The scene feels like a moment frozen in time, full of personality. Next, check out lithography to see how this print was made.
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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