1848
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Quand on a un père farceur is a 1848 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting depicts a scene of a man and a young girl standing in front of a tree. The man, dressed in a suit and hat, is holding a cane and looking down at the girl, who is wearing a dress and holding a bucket. The background of the painting features a landscape with rolling hills and trees. The painting is rendered in a style that emphasizes expressive lines and shading, with the artist using a range of grays and blacks to create depth and texture. The overall effect is one of warmth and intimacy, as if the viewer is witnessing a private moment between the two figures. For more information on this style of art, explore the Romanticism movement.
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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