1846
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Quand on fait ses foins... is a 1846 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two men in a field. One is sitting on a haystack, leaning back with his mouth open and hands in his pockets. The other stands nearby, bent over and holding a scythe, looking down. The background is a simple, flat landscape with a few trees and a cloudy sky. The sitting man’s exaggerated pose and the caption below (in French) suggest this is a joke about lazy workers. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to make the scene feel lively and real. Next, check out 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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