1855
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Ils ont beau m'avoir dit ... is a 1855 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
Daumier shows three men on a park bench. The man in the middle wears a dark suit and top hat. The other two hold rifles. Their faces look tired or bored. This is a lithograph. That means Daumier drew on a stone with greasy ink. Then he pressed paper onto it to make the print. The men’s poses feel stiff and awkward. Daumier often made fun of politicians and officials in his art. Look up Daumier, Honoré next.
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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