1856
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Le Retour de l'age d'or is a 1856 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows three oddly shaped men in a wooded area. One man leans on a tree, puffing on a pipe, while another sits on the ground holding a bunch of grapes. The third man stands tall, holding a cane and a bunch of grapes too. The trees and sky are drawn in quick, sketchy lines. The title *Le Retour de l’age d’or* suggests this might be poking fun at a famous painting about a golden age. The artist used a rough, fast style to make the scene look exaggerated and silly. Want to see more? Check out lithography to learn 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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