1848
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Quant a moi je tiens a employer ... la force du raisonnement is a 1848 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows two men talking with a child between them. The scene is indoors and the characters' postures suggest a story. The artist used detailed lines and shading to create depth and texture, which was a notable aspect of his work. The child's presence adds a sense of innocence to the scene. It makes you wonder what the men are discussing. To learn more about this style, look up the technique: lithography.
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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