1845
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Un Habit a la mode is a 1845 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two men talking closely, their faces drawn in loose, expressive lines. One man holds a folded garment while the other leans in, listening. Their clothes look slightly rumpled, and the background is just a rough outline of a wall. The title *Un Habit à la mode* means "A Fashionable Suit"—this sketch pokes fun at how people judge others by their clothes. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to make it feel real and lively. 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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