1845
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Et parlant a sa portière ainsi déclarée... is a 1845 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows three people in a dim hallway. Two men in tall hats stand near a doorway, while a woman in a long dress and bonnet leans out, holding something in her hands. The men look serious, and the woman seems to be handing them a paper or note. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show the scene. The lighting is dark, making the figures stand out against the plain background. Next, check out lithography to see how this print was made.
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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