1865
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Eh! Bien ... mon ami, a quoi penses-tu? ... is a 1865 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
Honoré Daumier’s lithograph shows an older woman facing a younger man in a shadowy room. He leans forward, lost in thought. She watches him, her face soft with concern. Daumier made this in the 1860s. Lithographs let him draw fast, then print many copies cheaply. This one feels personal—like a private moment caught on paper. It’s a quiet scene, but full of feeling. Look for the way Daumier’s lines show wrinkles and worry. 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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