1872
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Je ne pourrai jamais laver tout ça is a 1872 by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a heavy-set man in a tattered coat, sinking into a pile of dirty laundry. He’s holding a bucket and a mop, looking exhausted. Behind him, a wall has the words *"À la Sale"* and *"Tempête"* written on it. The image feels like a joke about doing endless chores. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show the man’s struggle—no fancy details, just raw energy. Look up Daumier, Honoré next to see more of his sharp, funny drawings.
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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