1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Ovide Remilly is a 1850 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a big-headed man in fancy clothes, mid-stride like he’s walking fast. His face is exaggerated—big eyes, bushy eyebrows, and a serious look. Around him, tiny, blurry figures scurry like animals, almost hidden in the background. The artist made the man’s face stand out sharply while the crowd stays sketchy. This was a common trick to show who mattered in 1850s France. 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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