1869
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Le Mot d'ordre: Réaction... Pardon... Liberté is a 1869 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows three figures in a dramatic pose. A strong man in the center holds a flag with the years *1869* and *1870* on it. To his right, a woman in flowing robes holds a broken chain. Behind them, a smaller figure in old-fashioned clothes watches, looking unsure. The broken chain and flag suggest a message about freedom and change. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to make it feel urgent and alive. Want to see more? Check out lithography to learn 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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