1841
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
L'Ami de collège is a 1841 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two men embracing on a cobblestone street. One wears a top hat and coat, the other a long overcoat and hat. Their faces are close, but the lines are rough and quick. In the background, a crowd of blurry figures stands near a building with arched windows. The artist used loose, sketchy lines to show movement and emotion, not perfect details. This style makes the scene feel alive, even though it’s just ink on paper. Next, check out lithography to see how artists like Daumier made prints like this.
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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