1865
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Si la patience était bannie du reste ... is a 1865 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
Here’s the rewrite: This lithograph shows a packed waiting room full of odd characters. A man with a wild beard leans on his cane. A woman in a fancy hat taps her foot. The room feels cramped and tense. Daumier made fun of crowded spaces where people waste time. His lines are sharp and exaggerated. He draws faces to show boredom, anger, and resignation. The scene feels real but funny at once. He often used jokes to point out unfairness in society. Look up lithography if you want 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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