1838
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Le pur havane! Le cigare de marseille is a 1838 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph on newsprint depicts two men engaged in a conversation. The man on the left is attired in a top hat and coat, while the man on the right wears a suit jacket. Both individuals are holding cigars, with the man on the left bringing his to his mouth. The background of the image features a subtle, hazy quality, which may be a deliberate artistic choice or a result of the lithographic printing process. The overall atmosphere of the scene is one of quiet contemplation, with the two men lost in thought as they smoke their cigars. For more information on the artist behind this work, explore the creations of Daumier, Honoré.
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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