1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Inconvénient... des domestiques qui ont servi chez M. Duprez is a 1850 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man sitting at a piano while a woman stands beside him, holding his hands over the keys. The room is dim, with a fireplace and a small table holding a vase and a book. The man looks upward, as if listening, while the woman leans in, focused on the music. The title at the top, *"Tout ce qu’on voudra"* ("All you want"), and the caption below hint at a joke about servants who worked for someone named Duprez. The rough, sketchy lines make it feel like a quick, funny snapshot. Next, check out lithography to see 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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