1844
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Un Amant trop heureux is a 1844 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two men in a tight hallway. One man is leaning forward, peeking through a narrow doorway. The other man stands on the other side, looking surprised with his mouth open. Both are dressed in old-fashioned clothes, and the walls are plain and dark. Notice how the artist exaggerated the man’s face—his nose and eyes look almost comical. The sketch feels like a quick, funny snapshot. Want to see more by this artist? Check out Daumier, Honoré.
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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