1852
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Le Jour ou l'on dine chez Monsieur le Directeur... is a 1852 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two people in a dimly lit room. The man on the left stands with his arms out, holding something like a coat or paper. The woman on the right is adjusting her hair, looking down. A small table with a glass dome holds a tiny statue, and a mirror hangs on the wall behind them. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show the scene fast—almost like a hurried note. The room looks cluttered and lived-in, not fancy. Next, check out lithography to see how this sketch 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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