1845
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Quand on a brulé son dernier chevalet! is a 1845 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two men in a dim, cluttered room. One sits on a chair, holding a small pipe, looking down. The other man leans forward, wearing a cap and a loose shirt, as if he’s talking or reacting. The walls are bare except for a few small framed pictures and a dark shape that looks like a barrel. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement and emotion. The scene feels lively but a little messy, like a moment caught fast. Next, look up 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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