1845
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Vas-tu te taire avec tes Cocoricos... is a 1845 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a dim, cluttered room with two people sitting in the dark. One person is standing, holding a candle, while the other sits slumped in a chair, wrapped in a shawl. A small table with a lamp sits nearby, and a trunk and a hat are on the floor. In the background, a window reveals a rooster perched on a fence. The title hints at a conversation about roosters waking people up early. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to capture the scene, making it feel real and hurried. Check out how this was made using 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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