1845
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
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 sketch shows three men standing in a dim, wooded area. They’re dressed in old-fashioned clothes—two wear top hats, one has a flat cap—and look like they’re having a quiet conversation. The trees around them are dark and sketchy, almost like a quick drawing. The title hints at danger in visiting wild places, but the men seem more curious than scared. The rough lines and shading make it feel like a fast, loose sketch. 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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