1862
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
En Chemin de fer... un voisin agréable (On the Railroad: A Pleasant Neighbor) is a 1862 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two people crammed together on a train. The man on the left wears a stiff top hat and a grim expression, arms crossed. The woman on the right sits stiffly, clutching a bag, her face pinched. The window behind them frames a blurry outdoor scene, and the whole image feels crowded and tense. The title hints this is about train travel, which was new and awkward back then. Daumier often drew everyday life with sharp, funny details. Check out 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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