1867
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Non... vous n'êtes pas de cette pièce-la! is a 1867 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a muscular man lifting a heavy curtain, revealing a stage with the words "Grande Férie Industrielle" on it. Below, two smaller figures—one holding a spear—watch from the shadows. The scene looks like a mix of a theater and a protest, with bold lines and no color. The text at the bottom reads like a warning: *"Non! mes enfants!... Vous n’êtes pas de cette pièce-là!"* (No, my children... you don’t belong in this play!). This suggests the artist might be mocking something big happening in society. If this style interests you, look up lithography to see how artists like Daumier made sharp, bold prints.
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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