1845
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Les Fumeurs de Hadchids is a 1845 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see two men smoking in this lithograph. They're sitting in a casual pose. The men are the main focus of the image, with simple backgrounds, which makes them stand out. This work is interesting because it shows everyday people doing ordinary things. The artist likely wanted to show that regular life can be interesting too. To learn more about this style, look into 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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