1841
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Parole d'honneur Mme. Frenouillet... is a 1841 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two people in a small, cluttered room. One stands holding a glass, looking awkward, while the other leans against a table, arms crossed. The walls are plain, and a window with curtains lets in dim light. A bottle and a few loose tools lie on the table. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to capture their expressions—one looks tense, the other tired. The title hints at a story, but the drawing itself feels more like a snapshot of real life than a polished scene. Want to see more like this? Check out lithography.
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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