1846
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Il défend l'orphelin et la veuve, a moins... is a 1846 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows three people in a tense scene. A man in a judge-like robe stands with his arms wide, shouting. His face is red and angry. Behind him, a hooded woman sits with her head down. A small boy in front of her looks scared, holding his face. The title at the bottom hints this is about defending the weak. The man’s open hands and angry expression suggest he’s accusing someone—maybe even the woman and child. 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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