1836
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Mr. de Robert Macaire Restaurateur is a 1836 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows three men in a kitchen or small shop. One guy in a striped apron and red scarf is mid-gesture, pointing or waving a carrot like it’s a prop. Behind him, another man in a purple shirt holds a bowl, looking amused. The third man, dressed in a fancy black coat and top hat, stands to the right, watching them with a calm expression. The text around the edges hints at humor—this might be a joke about food or a fake restaurant. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to make the scene feel lively and exaggerated. 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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