1848
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Je n'métonne pas si les femmes ont... du goût... is a 1848 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph depicts a scene of a man and woman seated on a bench, with the man wearing a top hat and holding a cane. The woman is dressed in a long skirt and coat, and they are engaged in conversation. In the background, a figure in a military uniform is visible, walking away from the couple. The scene is rendered in a range of grays, with the figures and surroundings depicted in varying shades of light and dark. The overall effect is one of quiet intimacy, with the couple's conversation taking center stage. For more on this style of art, look into the Romanticism movement.
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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