1847
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Le Chiffonnier philosophe is a 1847 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two people in a dimly lit room. One is an older man in old-fashioned clothes, holding a lantern and pointing at something small in his other hand. A younger child stands close, looking up at him. The room has a window with a flowerpot and a wall lamp. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement and emotion. The scene feels lively, even though it’s drawn in black and white. If you like this style, check out lithography to see how artists create 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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