1849
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Le Jeune Estancelin est obligé de rentrer en classe! is a 1849 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
A skinny kid in a long coat is walking fast, carrying a basket on his arm. His head is bent down, like he’s in a hurry or upset. The ground around him has a few scattered objects—a stick, a rock, and what looks like a sleeping dog. In the background, there’s a faint sketch of a building and some trees. The drawing is rough and sketchy, almost like a quick doodle. The artist didn’t smooth out the lines, making it feel urgent and unfinished. Next, check out how this was made using 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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