Visite matinale d'un créancier
1839
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1839
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Visite matinale d'un créancier is a 1839 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see two men in a tense moment. One man is standing, dressed to go out, and holding shoes. The other man is sitting, looking upset, in his nightclothes. He's clearly distressed. The scene shows a difficult conversation between them. This work is interesting because it shows a common problem in 19th-century France: debt. To learn more about the method used to create this image, look up the technique: lithography.
