1855
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Tristesse des bouchers de Paris ... is a 1855 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows a Parisian butcher shop. A tired man in a bloodied apron stands behind a counter. Hams and sausages hang from the ceiling. The shop smells like salt and sweat. Daumier loved sharp humor. He drew real life, then twisted it. This scene looks silly—until you notice the butcher’s face. He looks worn out, not proud. See how he uses light and shadow to make the butcher pop. Try looking up chiaroscuro to see how artists shape mood with contrast. Door: 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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