1847
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Inconvénient de quitter...un convoi de chemin de fer... is a 1847 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph depicts two men in old-fashioned clothing, one in a top hat, standing on a hillside. They are looking down at a train track in the distance. The man in the top hat is holding onto a stone wall for support. The scene is rendered in dark, muted tones, with the sky above them filled with clouds. The men's clothing and the style of the train suggest that the scene is set in the mid-19th century. The artist's use of dark tones and bold lines creates a sense of drama and tension in the scene. If you're interested in learning more about this style of art, you might want to explore the Romanticism movement.
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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