Mariez-vous donc! vieux Grigou...
1840
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1840
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Mariez-vous donc! vieux Grigou... is a 1840 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
A woman stands beside a man in bed, both dressed in old-fashioned clothes. Her hat and gloves look new and fancy. His clothes look worn and tired. Daumier loved to poke fun at stuffy rich people. This print shows that with just a few lines. The humor is quiet but sharp. It’s a lithograph—ink on stone, not paint on canvas. Look up lithography to see how artists made prints like this.
