1847
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Quand il y a trente degrés de chaleur... is a 1847 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a crowded, messy room with a family sleeping on the floor. One woman sits up, holding a child, while others snore or sprawl around. The walls are rough, the furniture looks cheap, and a cat sits near the bottom right. The title hints this is a joke about rich people complaining about heat—even when they’re basically living in the streets. The artist packed in tiny details, like the man’s face peeking from the chaos. 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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