1848
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Madame, j'ai bien l'honneur! is a 1848 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows three people in a dim, cluttered room. An older man in a long coat leans forward, holding a cane and talking to a woman in a long dress. Behind them, another man stands holding a tray with a plate and a bottle. The walls have faint drawings, and the floor has a small box labeled "139." The woman’s hand rests on the man’s arm, while the older man’s posture suggests he’s explaining something. The sketch feels quick and sketchy, like it was drawn fast. Next, check out lithography to see how artists made prints like this.
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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