La répétition
1858
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1858
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
La répétition is a 1858 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
Daumier’s lithograph shows three people on stage in mid-conversation. The standing figure waves his arms wide, while the seated pair lean in close. Daumier worked fast, making prints like this for newspapers. Lithography lets him draw right on stone with greasy crayon, then ink rolls across to catch the lines. Look up lithography next time you’re at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
