1846
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Mr. le Juge de paix a rendu sa décision... is a 1846 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph depicts a scene of a judge rendering his decision, surrounded by a group of people. The judge sits at a desk, wearing a black robe and a tall hat, while the others are dressed in various attire, including a woman in a white headscarf and a man in a top hat. The scene is set in a room with a dark background, and the figures are rendered in shades of gray and black. The overall mood is one of seriousness and formality, as the judge's decision is being awaited by the gathered crowd. For more information on this style of printmaking, look up the technique of lithography.
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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