1841
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Inventaire chez un veuf is a 1841 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows three people in a dim room. A man in a loose shirt and hat leans over a table, gesturing wildly. Another man in a tight jacket stands stiffly by the table, looking down. A small child sits nearby, holding a piece of paper. The room feels crowded, with rough furniture and a window in the background. The title hints this scene is about counting belongings after someone’s death. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show emotion and movement. Want to know more? Try lithography.
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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