1848
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Il y a trois mois, m'sieu l'vicomte posait... comme ça... is a 1848 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows three people in a dim room. The man on the left leans on a cane, smiling at the center figure, who’s holding a leash and staring blankly ahead. Behind him, another man stands stiffly in a doorway. The clothes look worn, and the lines are loose and sketchy. Daumier often drew regular folks in funny or awkward poses. This one feels like a quick snapshot of life, not a polished portrait. Want to see more? Check out lithography to learn 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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