1845
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Un paiement de dividende is a 1845 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows a man from the knees up, facing forward with a surprised expression. He's wearing a tall black top hat and eyeglasses. The man's reaction suggests he's just received some unexpected news, maybe about money. This print is interesting because it comments on the social issues of the time. The simple grid background helps focus attention on the man's face. You can learn more about this kind of print 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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