1857
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Les parisiens en vendages is a 1857 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows two Parisians in a vineyard, closely examining grapes. Their focus feels real—like they’re deciding whether to buy the harvest. Daumier made this using lithography, a print method where greasy ink sticks to a flat stone. He sketched quickly on the stone, then pressed paper to it to create the image. The lines look loose but catch their serious faces. Look up Daumier, Honoré next to see how his sharp humor showed up in prints.
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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