1844
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Two Men Amid Ruins is a 1844 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two men in top hats standing on uneven ground. One holds a cane, the other gestures toward a tall, broken column behind them. Nearby, a small figure perches on the column, and another clings to its side. The scene looks like a ruined city, with cracked pavement and a few scattered blocks. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement and emotion. The men seem curious or concerned about the ruins, while the tiny figures add a sense of scale and mystery. Next, look up lithography to see how this image 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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