1841
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Le Portier en tournées de visites... is a 1841 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man in a tall black top hat, a long coat, and a patterned vest. His left hand is tucked in his pocket, while his right hand points downward, as if explaining something. His face looks serious, almost grumpy, with a slight frown. The drawing is rough and quick, like a snapshot of a real person. The artist focused on the man’s posture and expression more than perfect lines. 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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