1845
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Oh!... une bête a cornes... is a 1845 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man in a hat and coat standing under a tree, looking nervous. Next to him is a charging bull with sharp horns. The background is simple, with a few wavy lines for a stream and a cloudy sky. The man’s speech bubble says he’s scared of the bull. This print was made quickly, using ink on newsprint. Next, look up 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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