1838
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Vilain dormeur, va! is a 1838 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a woman leaning over a sleeping man. Her hair is loose, and she looks down at him with one hand on his shoulder. The lines are rough and fast, like they were drawn in a hurry. The man’s face is half-hidden under his arm, and his hat is askew. The title, *Vilain dormeur, va!*, means something like “Off with you, lazy sleeper!” in French. It’s a playful jab at the man’s nap. Next, 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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