1839
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Le mari lisant: nous étions mollement étendus... is a 1839 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a man reading in bed, while another person leans in, in a quiet bedroom scene. The reader is comfortable, lost in their book, and the other person is close by, showing a sense of togetherness. This moment feels calm and peaceful, like a normal night at home. Check out the technique: lithography, used by the artist to create this scene.
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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