1854
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Tenue de canicule is a 1854 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see two people standing in a city, dressed in loose clothes and holding big fans. They look like they're trying to stay cool on a hot day. Their poses and faces show they're relaxed and enjoying themselves. The way they're standing and looking at each other is interesting. It shows how people interact with each other in everyday life. This kind of scene was common in Daumier's work, but it's still fun to look at. To learn more about this kind of print, 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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