1840
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Hola, hé! Madame l'hotesse is a 1840 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a man sitting, looking to the side, in a lithograph. He's pinching a thread, and his gesture looks tense. This detail shows the artist's skill in drawing people. The man's expression is interesting because it's not totally clear what he's feeling. It's like he's concentrating, but also maybe a little frustrated. To learn more about this kind of artwork, look into the technique: 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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