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 lithograph shows three men in a room. Two play cards at a table. The third stands in the doorway. Dark ink fills the space. Light touches the card players’ faces. Daumier used quick lines to show rough moods. The doorway figure seems nervous. The seated men stay calm. His marks make clothes and shadows feel real. If you like this, try another lithograph by Daumier, Honoré.
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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