1855
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
La descente de la courtille en 1855 is a 1855 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a lively urban scene with people and a bear leaning on a railing. The bear is a fun touch, but what's really interesting is how the people are all doing their own thing. Some are walking, others are talking, and they all seem to be in a hurry. This scene reminds me of the work of another artist who liked to depict everyday life, but to learn more about the process of creating such scenes, look 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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