1843
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Le Coup de vent is a 1843 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two men on a boat in rough water. One is leaning over the side, looking scared, while the other reaches out toward him, pointing at something floating away—a hat. The waves are choppy, and the boat looks like it might tip over. The title *Le Coup de vent* means "The Gust of Wind," which fits the messy scene. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement and panic. Next, check out lithography to see how this print was made.
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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