1848
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Tiens, voilà un écriteau que ma femme a passé... is a 1848 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two men walking on a rainy street. The man in front wears a tall black hat and a long coat, holding an umbrella. Behind him, another man in a hooded cloak walks with a cane. A sign above them reads *"Locement à louer"* (rooms for rent), and a dark shape on the ground looks like a suitcase or bundle. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement and mood. The scene feels rushed, like a moment caught on the street. Next, check out how this was made using 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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