1844
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Une Représentation a bénéfice is a 1844 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two older men sitting close together, talking. One has a fancy cravat and a worried look, the other wears a dark robe and a long beard. Their faces are drawn with sharp lines, making them look tired or frustrated. The text at the top reads *Les Beaux Jours de la Vie*, but the bottom text hints at a failed charity show—one man says the money raised barely covered costs. The rough, sketchy style feels urgent, like a quick snapshot of real people. Next, check out lithography to see how artists like Daumier made prints like this.
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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