1844
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
O plaisir de l'opium que tu me ravis!... is a 1844 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman in a long, dark dress standing indoors, holding a small dog on a leash. She’s wearing a white collar and her hair is pulled back. The room looks plain, with a table and a candle in the background. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement and mood. This style fits the Romantic era, where emotions and everyday life were often explored. 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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