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 sketch shows a man in a hat feeding a small animal to a seated woman. The woman is half-dressed, sitting in a chair with her legs crossed. The man leans over her, holding a tiny cup or bowl. The chair has the word "INTERIEUR" written on it. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement and emotion. This style was common in 19th-century French prints. Look up lithography to see how this drawing 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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