1852
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Quand des femmes savent avoir ... is a 1852 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, depicting Visitation, held at National Gallery of Art.
Two women stand on a cobbled street. Their long dresses and bonnets suggest 1850s Paris. One woman holds a basket. Their faces tilt toward each other as they talk. Daumier often drew everyday scenes like this. People on the street amused him. He worked fast in lithography, a print method using greasy ink on stone. His lines feel alive. Look for the way he catches small gestures. Check out another lithograph by Daumier, Honoré.
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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