1867
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Embrassons nous is a 1867 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a big, rough-looking man in heavy clothes kneeling down. He’s holding a smaller person—maybe a child—who’s reaching up to hug him. The man’s back is turned, and his coat has a bag labeled "ALLEMAGNE" (Germany). His hair is wild, and he’s gripping the child tight. The title *Embrassons nous* means "Let’s hug" in French, which fits the scene. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show emotion instead of detail. Look up lithography to see how artists like Daumier made prints like this.
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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