1833
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Harlé Père, en buste is a 1833 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a bald man in profile, wearing glasses and a dark coat. He's depicted with a lot of character and expression. The background has faint text, which adds depth to the image. This was a common technique used by the artist to create interesting contrasts. The detail in this work is similar to what you'd see in works by other artists who focused on everyday people, check out the technique of lithography.
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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