1849
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Occupation des représentans ... is a 1849 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two chaotic scenes. The top one crams a group of men into a small space, all leaning forward like they’re packed into a train. The bottom one features a dramatic speaker with wild hair, arms flailing, while a crowd below stares up at him. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement and emotion. The text hints this is about politicians acting out roles in a meeting. Next, check out lithography to see how artists like Daumier made prints like this.
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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