1847
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
La Première leçon de natation is a 1847 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man in a room, pointing at a table covered with old shoes. He’s wearing a loose jacket and glasses, and his posture looks like he’s explaining something. Behind him, a chair and a framed picture hang on the wall, and the lighting is dim. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to make the scene feel lively and a little messy. Daumier often drew everyday moments with humor and sharp details. Check out lithography to see how artists like Daumier made prints like this.
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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