1844
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Emportez donc ça plus loin... impossible de travailler... is a 1844 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two people in a cluttered room. One man stands with his arms crossed, gesturing sharply while the other person sits hunched over a table, holding a paper. The table is piled with books and a basket sits nearby. The walls have a screen with faint drawings on it. The standing man looks frustrated, as if scolding the seated person. The title hints this scene might be about struggling with work or creativity. Look up lithography to see how this sketch 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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