1845
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Un monsieur qui voulu étudier ... les moeurs ... des abeilles is a 1845 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
A man runs with his head down, covering his face, in this lithograph. He's clearly scared or in a hurry. The background has simple trees and a big beehive, which adds to the scene. This picture is interesting because it shows how people can be curious, but also afraid of things they don't understand. The beehive represents nature, and the man's reaction shows how people often react to things that seem complicated or scary. You can learn more about this kind of art 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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