1841
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
L'amateur de café is a 1841 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows a middle-aged man looking at a cup of coffee. He's dressed nicely and has a thoughtful face. His clothes and the text on the wall behind him tell us more about his life and what he likes. The man's expression is very detailed, which makes him seem real. We can see what he's thinking about, and it's clear he loves coffee. This was a common theme back then, when coffee was becoming popular. 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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