1859
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Viens donc ..., mon ami, je ne trouve pas ... is a 1859 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a busy art show. Men in top hats and a woman in a dark shawl stand close, all looking at pictures. Their postures and glances feel real—like we’re spying on a private chat. Daumier knew these crowds well. As a cartoonist, he often mocked art-world types. His sharp eye catches how people pose and judge, not just what they see. Try drawing from the same toolbox: 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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