1839
crayon
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Monsieur Coquelet... partage son... déjeuner is a 1839 crayon by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two women sitting at a small table in a dim room. One woman, wearing a white cap and apron, holds a cup while the other leans over her shoulder, also in a cap. A cat sits on the table, and a pot and dishes clutter the surface. The walls are plain, with a framed picture hanging crookedly and a dark doorway in the back. The title hints this scene pokes fun at a man joining the women for a simple meal. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to make it feel lively and real. 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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