1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Une séance du conseil des cinq is a 1850 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see five men sitting at a table, dressed in formal clothes, talking to each other. They look serious, like they're discussing something important. The scene is simple, with a plain background that makes the men's faces and bodies stand out. The artist paid attention to how the men are sitting and looking at each other. To learn more about the artist who created this scene, look up the artist: Daumier, Honoré.
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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