1851
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Expliquez-moi donc, monsieur Badoulard... is a 1851 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows three men in a dimly lit room. The man on the right wears a military uniform with a tall hat and stands with his arms crossed. The other two men, in plain clothes, lean in toward him, pointing and talking. One holds a paper or small object. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement and emotion. The scene looks like a heated discussion or argument. Next, check out lithography to see how this sketch 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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