1842
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
L'ancien négociant is a 1842 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see two figures in a simple room. The man standing looks calm, while the other man is hunched over. He's holding a piece of paper, and this contrast tells us about the people in the scene. The artist used this contrast to show us themes of commerce and human interaction, which is similar to the work of artist: 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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