1844
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Une Heureuse trouvaille is a 1844 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man in a dark coat leaning over a table, studying a bust of a bald man. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show the folds in the coat and the texture of the bust’s hair. The background is plain, keeping focus on the two figures. Notice how the artist’s hand hovers near the bust’s face, as if he’s just discovered something interesting. The title *Une Heureuse trouvaille* means "A Happy Find," which fits the moment. Next, look up 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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