1840
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Souvenirs is a 1840 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see an elderly man lying in bed, eyes closed, with a furrowed brow. He looks like he's thinking deeply or resting. The man is beside a portrait of a classical woman, which is an interesting contrast. This contrast between the old man and the idealized woman is notable. It suggests the artist is exploring how people feel and experience life. To learn more about this kind of art, look into the technique: lithography.
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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