1847
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Six degrés au-dessous de zéro... is a 1847 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two people in a dim room. One is bent over, adjusting something near a window while holding a cane. The other stands stiffly, wrapped in a heavy coat, hands clasped in front. The light from outside makes their faces look tired. The title at the top, *Les Bons Bourgeois*, hints at a sarcastic take on "good citizens." The rough lines and dark tones make the scene feel cold and hurried. Check out lithography to see how artists like Daumier made prints 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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