1846
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Mon cher monsieur... impossible de plaider votre affaire is a 1846 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows three men in a dim, urban alley. The guy on the left, holding a rolled-up paper, looks frustrated. The woman next to him has her arms crossed, and the man in the back wears a top hat. A sign in the background reads "VENTE," and the ground is rough and dirty. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show their expressions and clothes. This style makes the scene feel urgent and real. Next, check out lithography to see how artists like Daumier 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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