1847
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Qu'il est gentil comme ça, Dodore... is a 1847 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman at a small table, stirring something in a bowl while standing on a stool. Two children hover nearby—one holds a tray piled with bread, the other clutches a hat. The room looks cramped, with rough walls and a framed picture on the wall behind them. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement and emotion, not perfect details. This style makes the scene feel lively and real, even though it’s just ink on paper. Next, check out how lithography works—it’s the printing method that made this image possible.
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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