1847
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Tout ce qu'on voudra is a 1847 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
A group of well-dressed people stand in a gallery, looking at classical sculptures. Some lean in to talk, others stare with confusion or amusement on their faces. The scene feels like a quiet moment at an art exhibit in the 1800s. This was made as a print for a French newspaper, not a fancy art show. Daumier often used humor to comment on how people, especially the upper class, acted around art. He drew hundreds of these social observations, sharp and quick, using strong black lines and rough textures to show emotion. The print was made using lithography, a method where artists draw with a greasy crayon on stone, then press paper onto it to make copies. 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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