1857
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
La voyez-vous la comète? ... is a 1857 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see two people pointing at the night sky. They're dressed in old clothes and standing in a city. The artist included a lot of detail in their faces and clothes, which makes them seem real. The people are looking at a cluster of stars, and you can tell they're curious. This was a time when people were really interested in science and the universe. You can learn more about this kind of art 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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