1864
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Le quatrième acte d'un drame intéressant is a 1864 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see an older man and a woman seated together in this painting. They look like they're in a moment of deep emotion. The background is blurry with ghostly faces, which adds to the feeling of the scene. This painting is interesting because it explores the characters' emotions. It shows how the artist used simple scenes to convey complex feelings. To learn more about the art style used to create this scene, look up the technique: lithography.
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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