1851
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Un Lutteur malheureux is a 1851 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image depicts a man standing behind another seated man, who appears to be a wrestler. The standing man is dressed in dark attire and a hat, while the seated man wears only shorts and has a bandage wrapped around his head. The scene is rendered in a somber color palette, with the focus on the contrast between the two figures. The standing man's facial expression is stern, while the seated man looks up at him with a mix of pain and concern. The lithograph technique used to create this image adds a sense of texture and depth to the scene. For more information on the artist who created this work, 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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