1841
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
En Voila un de plaisir! is a 1841 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, depicting Ice Skating, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows a round man in a chair, grinning as he watches a tiny dog dance beside him. The dog looks like it’s doing tricks for treats. Daumier used sharp, quick lines to make the scene feel alive and funny. Lithography lets artists draw on stone with greasy crayons. Ink sticks only where the crayon went, then prints the image. Daumier was great at this—he often mocked Parisian life in newspapers. Look for similar sharp humor in Daumier, Honoré’s work.
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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