1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
V'la pourtant ma femme qui s'en va ... is a 1850 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a person standing alone, watching a steam train move across a big landscape. The artist used simple colors to show the contrast between the still person and the moving train. This contrast highlights the changes happening in the world at that time, like new technology and transportation. 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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