1856
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Je viens prévenir le roi Agamemnon ... is a 1856 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows two men sitting and playing cards. They are dressed differently, with one wearing a wreath. The man with the wreath seems important, and the other man looks serious. The way they're sitting and looking at each other is interesting. It's like they're not just playing cards, but also trying to figure each other out. Their clothes and poses tell us something about their personalities and social status. You can learn more about this kind of art by looking into the technique: lithography.
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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