1866
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Gare le déraillement! is a 1866 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a train wreck on a track. A man in a cap leans over the wreckage, looking worried. In the background, another figure waves a pitchfork near a smoking chimney. The title means "Watch out for the derailment!" — it’s a warning about something going off the rails. The rough lines and quick shading make it feel urgent. Next, check out lithography to see how artists like Daumier made prints like this.
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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