1852
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Un comité écoutant la lecture d'une tragédie is a 1852 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a group of people seated around a table, listening to someone read. They're all dressed up and looking serious. The people in the painting are showing different emotions, like sadness or surprise, which makes the scene feel more real. The artist paid attention to how people interact with each other in everyday life. You can learn more about this style by looking into the 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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