1867
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Renouvelée de la fontaine is a 1867 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a knight with a horse's head standing among sheep in a landscape. The scene is satirical and whimsical, with absurd details like sheep named 'HESSI,' 'BADEN,' and 'HANOVER.' This mix of fantasy and realism makes the work interesting, as it plays with expectations. Check out the work of artist: Daumier, Honoré, to see more examples of this style.
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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