1858
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
L'ingénieur du Leviathan trouvant, en rève ... is a 1858 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a dream-like scene with bold lines and rounded shapes. It features three large balloons connected to a ship-like structure floating on clouds. The balloons and clouds are drawn in a simple, yet powerful way. The scene looks like a mix of imagination and invention. This mix makes the painting interesting, as it's not a normal scene you'd see every day. To learn more about the method used to create this image, look up 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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