1865
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Les merveilles de la gymnastique ... is a 1865 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, depicting Playing, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows two people playing billiards. They have funny faces and are standing in relaxed poses. The way they're drawn makes me think the artist is making a joke about how people spend their free time. This joke is a commentary on leisure activities. The artist is using humor to make a point. You can learn more about this style by looking 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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