1847
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Un Enfant qui s'amuse de peu... is a 1847 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows three people in a dim room. One woman sits at a small table, reading a large open book while holding a cup. A man leans over her, pointing at the pages. Another woman stands nearby, watching. The room has simple furniture, and the walls look plain. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement and focus on the moment. The scene feels lively, even though it’s drawn in black and white. Next, look up 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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