1839
crayon
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Sept heures is a 1839 crayon by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two men walking down a city street at night. One wears a top hat and a big grin, holding a cane and a leash for a small dog. The other man, also in a hat, walks beside him with his hands clasped. In the background, a lamppost and a coat hanging on a hook are barely visible. The title *Sept heures* (Seven O’clock) hints this scene is set at dusk. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to capture movement and humor in everyday life. Next, look up 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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