1841
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Je pars plus amoureux que... jamais... is a 1841 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two people in profile, side by side. The person on the left is a man in a dark coat, his head turned upward as if listening or reacting. The person on the right is a woman in a hooded cloak, her face blank and serious, with a crown on her head. The lines are loose and quick, almost like a sketch. The woman’s crown hints at royalty, but the man’s casual pose makes the scene feel more like a quiet moment than a grand portrait. Daumier often used simple lines to show emotion in everyday life. If you like this style, check out lithography to see how artists use stone and ink to create prints.
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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