1856
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Un loge au théâtre VENTADOUR... is a 1856 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows a woman and three men in a theater box, all dressed up. They're watching a performance on stage. The men seem to be talking, while the woman looks at the stage, showing the social dynamics of theater-going in 19th century France. The artist used cross-hatching to create a sketch-like quality. 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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