1872
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Merci, ma vieille, trop décrépite! ... is a 1872 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
Two old folks sit close together. The man wears a tall hat. The woman has a big collar. Both faces bulge and sag. Their clothes look too tight. Daumier made this with greasy crayon on stone. He pressed paper to the stone to print the image. It’s called lithography. The scene feels funny and sharp. See how the lines exaggerate their age and pride? Want more like this? Try Honoré.
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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