1857
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Tiens... notre jardin... produit des perdreaux!... is a 1857 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two people walking through a messy garden. The man on the left wears a worn hat and coat, looking down with a tired face. The woman next to him holds a small birdcage, her dress simple and practical. The garden is cluttered with overgrown plants and a few scattered tools. The caption at the bottom reads like a joke: *"Tiens... notre jardin qui nous produit des perdreaux!"*—which roughly means *"Look, our garden is producing partridges!"*—hinting at the pair’s struggles with poverty. Next, check out lithography to see how this sketch 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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