1845
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Le Danger de... visiter un site par trop sauvage is a 1845 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image depicts a scene of three men standing in a wooded area, with one man grasping the other's arm and pulling him back. The man on the right is dressed in a hat and coat, while the man on the left wears a top hat and dark attire. The background features trees and foliage. The scene appears to be a warning or cautionary tale, as suggested by the title "Le Danger de... visiter un site par trop sauvage" (The Danger of... visiting a site too wild). The men's actions and expressions convey a sense of tension and concern. For more information on this style of art, explore the Romanticism movement.
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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