1847
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Un Fils modèle is a 1847 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two people in a dimly lit alley. The taller one, wearing a long coat and a hat, grabs the arm of a smaller person who’s crouching. The ground looks wet and the buildings around them are dark, with a few faint details like a window and a streetlamp. The artist used quick, rough lines to show movement and tension. The scene feels urgent, like something’s about to happen. 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.
See the richer artist page
