1858
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Tiens ... ma femme avec un monsieur ... is a 1858 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see two men in a railway compartment, dressed in 19th-century attire. They have different expressions, one looking out the window. The man looking out seems lost in thought, while the other appears to be watching him. The scene is interesting because it shows people in a small, shared space. It comments on social dynamics, with a hint of satire, by showing how people interact in close quarters. This scene is similar to work done using 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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