1847
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Je crois que j'ai entendu chanter un hibou... is a 1847 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man in a long coat and hat, leaning against a dark wall. He looks tired, one hand resting on his chin. Behind him, a rough bed with a lump under the blanket suggests someone sleeping—or maybe just lying there. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement and mood. This style was common in the 1800s for fast, expressive drawings. Try looking up lithography to see how this print was made.
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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