1845
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Une Demande en séparation is a 1845 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two men in a tense scene. One is sitting, looking shocked, with his hands clasped. The other stands over him, arms wide open, mouth open as if yelling. The seated man wears glasses and a dark coat, while the standing man has messy hair and a loose robe. On the table behind them is an open book and a hat. The standing man’s exaggerated pose makes the moment feel dramatic. Daumier often used humor and satire in his work to comment on society. Next, check out lithography to see how this sketch was made.
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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