1865
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Une confidence (deux avocats) is a 1865 by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Two lawyers walk side by side in this ink drawing. Their long coats and serious faces make them look like a comedy act. One holds papers, the other points ahead. Daumier knew courtrooms well. He’d been jailed for mocking the king in a cartoon. Later he sketched lawyers for fun and profit. Look closer: the lines are quick and scratchy, like he drew it fast. See more Daumier like this at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The drawing depicts two lawyers walking side by side, with the figure on the left leaning in to whisper to the other. On the reverse side, a lawyer is shown raising his arms in a gesture, with an audience visible in the background. The work reflects Daumier’s frequent focus on legal professionals, drawn from his observations in courtrooms. The energetic, linear style aligns with his satirical illustrations for *Le Charivari* and other works from the 1860s.
Read the full account in the museum source.
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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