1852
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Le Jour de l'an is a 1852 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two people on a cobblestone street outside a building with a partially open door. The man on the left wears a top hat, long coat, and holds a cane. The woman on the right has messy hair, a loose dress, and is adjusting her glove or apron. Their faces look tired or annoyed, and the scene feels like a quick, everyday moment. The artist used rough, sketchy lines to show movement and emotion. This style was common in 19th-century street scenes. Look up lithography to see how artists like Daumier made 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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