1866
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Se demandant si, le duel fini, ils ne vont pas etre plumes is a 1866 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows two men shaking hands on a beach. One has a sword in his belt, the other a cane. Both look like they’re sailors, with loose clothes and tired faces. In the background, ships sink in the water, and small figures scramble around. The caption below jokes about whether they’ll get "feathered" (a slang term for punishment) after their duel. The rough, sketchy lines and dark shading make it feel urgent and real. Next, check out lithography to see how this print was made.
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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