1846
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Une Visite du 1er Janvier is a 1846 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two men in a tight hug. One is laughing loudly, his face squished with joy. The other stands stiff, his arms wrapped awkwardly around the first man’s shoulders. Their clothes are simple—no fancy details, just rough lines. The artist scribbled notes around the edges, like a quick joke or a story. The drawing feels rushed, almost like a snapshot of a real moment. Next, check out 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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