1847
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Une Nuit agitée is a 1847 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a dimly lit room with two people in old-fashioned clothes. One is kneeling by a fire, holding a candle, while the other sits in a chair, holding a baby. The room has a fireplace with a small statue on the mantel, and a basket and chair nearby. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement and tension in the scene. This style fits the idea of everyday life caught in a moment of drama. Next, look up lithography to see how this print 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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