1839
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
L'ouie is a 1839 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows a woman sitting beside a bed with two figures. She's in a quiet moment with them. The woman and the child seem to be interacting, while the other figure is asleep. This scene is interesting because it shows a simple, everyday moment. The details in the room are not fancy, which makes the scene feel more real. You can learn more about this kind of scene 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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