1843
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Est-il permis de revenir... dans un état pareil... is a 1843 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a man standing in a room, holding a child in front of him. The man has long hair and wears a white shirt and pants. The child is dressed in dark pants and a white shirt. A woman sits on a couch in the background, her head in her hands. A hat lies on the floor. The room is decorated with a framed picture on the wall. The scene appears to be a moment of tension or conflict, with the man and child at the center of attention. The woman's pose suggests she may be upset or distressed. The painting's style and technique are characteristic of Romanticism. To learn more about this artistic movement, explore the Romanticism movement.
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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