Les comédiens de province
1842
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1842
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Les comédiens de province is a 1842 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see two people talking in this picture. They're dressed in old-fashioned clothes and have big expressions on their faces. Their postures and clothes suggest they're actors or performers, which makes this scene interesting. This scene is lively because of the way the people are interacting. The way they're standing and gesturing shows they're really into their conversation. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique: lithography.
