1848
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Emmanuel Arago is a 1848 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man in a dark coat and vest, leaning slightly forward with one hand resting on a surface. His face is round, with a serious expression and thick eyebrows. The drawing is loose and quick, with rough lines that give it a sketchy, unfinished feel. The artist used a technique called lithography, which lets you draw directly on stone before printing. This method was popular for quick portraits and political cartoons in the 1800s. Next, check out lithography to see how it works.
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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