1841
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Un Monsieur au dessous de ses affaires is a 1841 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man in a top hat leaning out a window. He’s holding a broom, sweeping something off a sign that reads *"Mont de Piété"*—French for a pawnshop. Snowflakes fill the air, and the building looks old and weathered. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement and energy, almost like a sketchbook doodle. This style was common in the 1800s for capturing everyday life fast. Next, look up lithography to see how artists made prints like this.
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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