1841
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
En choeur. Le soleil est si beau ... is a 1841 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
Honoré Daumier’s 1841 lithograph shows four Parisians on a rainy street. Their poses suggest gossip or shared laughter. One tilts his head back, mouth open wide. Another holds a folded umbrella like a prop in a play. Daumier loved these everyday scenes. He worked fast in ink on stone. Each mark stays sharp, even when printed cheaply in newspapers. His lines feel alive, like quick sketches dashed off before the moment fades. If you like this loose, bold style, look up 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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