1851
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Grandeur et décadence d'O. Barrot is a 1851 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a bald man sitting on a rock, looking down and resting his chin on his hand. Behind him, a group of small, winged children play near a body of water under a cloudy sky. The lines are rough and the scene feels a little rough around the edges. The artist used a simple, sketchy style to show how the man looks tired or lost in thought. The kids in the background seem to be having fun, which makes the man’s mood stand out even more. If you like this style, look up lithography to see how artists create 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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