1846
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Tiens, ma femme, v'la mon portrait... is a 1846 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two people in a dim room. A man in a hat and coat holds a small framed picture, showing it to a woman in a long dress and bonnet. The woman’s back is turned, and she seems to be examining the portrait closely. A chair and a basket sit nearby, and the walls look plain. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show the moment. The man’s face looks tired, and the woman’s posture suggests she’s curious or maybe annoyed. Next, check out lithography 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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