1849
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Repoussée ... une porte me reste ouverte ... is a 1849 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows two men in a small, cluttered room. One lounges on a chair, relaxed and calm. The other stands, waving his arm like he’s making a point. Daumier made this during a time when lithography was cheap and fast. Artists used it to mock politics and society. The bold lines and sharp shadows make the scene feel urgent. Next, look up 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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