1848
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Rifolard est plus charmé que jamais... is a 1848 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows three men in heavy coats and hats, huddled together. Their faces are serious, almost worried. One man in the center wears a tall hat and holds his hands up like he’s explaining something. Behind them, faint outlines of people and buildings float like ghosts—blurry and half-finished. The background looks like a sketchy cityscape, but it’s barely there. The artist focused on the men’s faces and clothes instead. The title hints it’s not just a portrait—it’s a story. If you like this style, check out lithography to see how artists print sketches like this.
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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