1844
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
L'inconvénient de se faire bichonner ... is a 1844 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
Two men sit in a dark room. One grips tongs like a weapon, the other waves his arms up. Their clothes are simple but their faces show big feelings. They look like regular guys having a fight. The scene feels tense but ordinary. Thick black lines fill the background, making the men stand out. The artist used a quick, rough style. See more of his sharp, funny drawings. Look up 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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