1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Inconvénient d'avoir un parent qui se nomme Babylas... is a 1850 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows three people on a city street. A man in a top hat and vest holds a bouquet, looking at a woman in a long coat. Behind them, another man in a hat walks away. The buildings are dark, and the street looks wet. The woman’s face is serious, and the man’s expression is awkward. The title above them is in French and hints at a joke about names. Next, look up 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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