1854
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
S'étant placé sur une pente dangereuse is a 1854 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows a man teetering on a steep slope, arms flailing. His big chin and thick brow look funny, but the sharp lines make the drop beneath him feel real. Daumier draws power as something shaky, ready to slip. Lithography prints like this rely on greasy crayons on stone. The artist wipes ink on the stone, only sticking where the crayon touched. Then paper presses down to grab the image. Check out another Daumier, Honoré.
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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