1865
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
J'ai parlé ... trois heures et demie! is a 1865 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
Two men in black robes stand face to face. One points upward, mouth open wide as if mid-speech. The other leans in, listening hard, one hand raised. Daumier loved poking fun at lawyers. This 1865 print shows how he turned stiff robes into lively theater. The title jokes about talking for three and a half hours straight. See how he uses quick, scratchy lines to catch motion? Try 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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