1836
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Une lecture entrainante is a 1836 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, depicting Reading, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a woman reading a book in this painting. She's sitting in a cozy room with a few books and papers around her. The artist, Daumier, was known for making fun of everyday life in his work, and this scene is pretty ordinary, which is what makes it interesting - he's showing us that everyday moments can be worth looking at. You can learn more about this style 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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