1862
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Paysagistes au travail (Landscape Artists at Work) is a 1862 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two people lying on the ground, drawing a landscape. One holds a large umbrella, shading their paper from the sun. A tree and a boat are faintly sketched in the background, while a bird perches on a chair nearby. The title hints this is about artists working outside, a common practice back then. The loose lines and quick shading suggest they’re capturing light and movement fast. Next, check out lithography to see how this print was made.
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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