1844
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Un Jour de 1ère Représentation is a 1844 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows two men interacting. One is dressed formally, the other casually. The man in casual clothes is giving a bouquet to the formal one. Their expressions are exaggerated, making the scene funny. The formal man looks surprised, and the casual one looks happy. This contrast between them adds to the humor. 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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