1849
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
J. Alexandre Bixio is a 1849 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a man with an exaggerated face and big nose, dressed in work clothes. He’s holding a broom and a watering can, pouring water on a patch of dirt. A book lies open at his feet, with a tiny figure peeking out from behind it. The artist made the man’s features look funny on purpose—his nose is huge, and his expression is serious. The background has a dreamy, cloudy sky, almost like a stage set. If you like this style, check out lithography to see how artists created 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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