1846
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Leçon d'équitation, haute école is a 1846 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a chaotic scene outside a building. A man in a long coat and hat is sprawled on the ground, swinging a giant feather duster wildly. A small child runs toward him, arms outstretched, looking surprised. The ground is scattered with broken objects—a hat, a basket, and a few loose items. Behind them, a dark doorway frames a shadowy interior. The man’s exaggerated flailing and the child’s wide-eyed reaction make the scene feel like a silly, sudden accident. The drawing looks rough and fast, almost like a sketch made on the spot. If you like this style, check out lithography to see how artists create prints like this one.
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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