1846
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Ménage modèle... is a 1846 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two women sitting in a sunny window, surrounded by potted plants. One holds a baby, while the other leans in, smiling. The room looks cozy but simple, with a wooden floor and a small table holding more plants. The title at the top reads *"Les bons bourgeois"*—the good middle-class folks. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show their faces and clothes, focusing on warmth over detail. The caption below jokes about their "model home" for 30 years, growing both virtue and flowers. Next, check out lithography to see how this print 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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