1849
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
J.-B. Gustave de Laboulie is a 1849 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a serious-looking man in a dark suit and glasses. His arms are crossed, and he’s standing stiffly with his legs apart. The drawing is mostly black and white, with quick, rough lines that make his face and clothes look textured. The artist exaggerated his features—big nose, bushy eyebrows—to make him look strong or maybe even stubborn. This kind of drawing was often used to mock or highlight famous (or infamous) people in newspapers. Next, check out lithography to see how artists like this made prints cheaply and fast.
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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