1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
On dit que les jolies femmes sont ... is a 1850 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see two women side by side in a bare room. One stands stiff, arms crossed, looking bored. The other turns, mouth open, as if she just heard a joke. Daumier made this with a crayon on stone, then pressed paper to ink. It’s called lithography. The surprise on the woman’s face feels real, like a snapshot. Check out more Daumier, Honoré if you like this sharp look at people.
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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