1864
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Quelle est votre opinion sur ... is a 1864 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, depicting Drinking, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see two men in a formal setting, from the waist up. They're in a quiet moment, one drinking, the other watching. This scene is interesting because it shows how people behaved back then, and the artist is commenting on that. The artist is making a point about social norms. He's using humor to make his point, which is pretty clever. This kind of commentary was important in his time. You can learn more about this kind of artwork by looking into 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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