1842
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Ulysse et Pénélope is a 1842 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man and woman lying down together, wrapped in blankets. Above them hangs a large, ornate helmet with a plume, resting on the wall. The room looks simple, with rough walls and a dark, shadowy feel. The helmet suggests this might be a scene from mythology, where the man is Ulysses (Odysseus) returning home. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show emotion and movement. Next, check out lithography to see how this print 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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