1848
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
La femme doit suivre son mari ... is a 1848 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows a man and woman walking on a muddy path. The woman looks down, while the man walks ahead with confidence. This scene suggests the man has more power in their relationship, which was common in 19th-century France. The artist used a technique to create this scene, which is similar to what you'd see if you looked into 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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