1843
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Un Voyage d'agrément a Paris is a 1843 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows three men in top hats and long coats, crowded together on a city street. One man in the center holds a paper, while the others lean in, looking focused. The background has a building with a sign that’s half-visible, and the whole scene feels rushed and packed. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement and energy. The text below is a joke about politics and bribes, hinting this might be a funny take on government. Try looking up lithography to see how artists like Daumier 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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