1844
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Un jour de fête et de bretelles is a 1844 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows two men in a quiet, tender moment. One fixes the other’s embroidered suspenders while they stand close together. The scene feels honest, not staged, like a snapshot from daily life. Daumier often poked fun at society, but here he shows warmth instead of satire. The soft lines and shadows make the moment feel real, not like a joke. You might compare this to his other works on ordinary people. Look up Daumier, Honoré.
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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