1853
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Expérience qui réussit trop bien is a 1853 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a chaotic scene in a room. A woman sits at a table, looking shocked, while a man with a long nose leans over her. A cat and a dog are tangled in his legs. In the background, a few other people watch, some looking confused. The table has a spinning top or plate on it. The title at the bottom hints this is a joke about a failed magic trick gone wrong. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to make it feel fast and messy. Next, look up lithography to see how artists like this made prints with stone and ink.
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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