1840
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
En voila un de jobard! ... is a 1840 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows a man walking briskly on a city street. His coat is buttoned tight and his hat sits low, but his face tilts up like he’s laughing at something out of frame. Daumier used quick, scratchy lines to make the background fade while the man’s sharp coat and eager face pop. The title, roughly “What a fool!” in English, hints he’s mocking people who follow rules too closely. Look for more Daumier prints in the same room at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
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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