1847
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Trois heures du matin... is a 1847 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man in a messy room, arms raised like he’s shouting or dancing. His clothes are rumpled, and he’s barefoot. A chair with a coat or blanket on it sits nearby, and the floor is scattered with more fabric. Heavy curtains frame a window with a small framed picture on the sill. The title at the top, *Les bons bourgeois*, hints this might be making fun of wealthy people. The messy room and the man’s wild pose suggest he’s up to something silly at 3 a.m. Next, look up lithography to see how artists like Daumier made prints like this.
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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