1866
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Voila bien des oeufs de cassés... is a 1866 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two men in a small kitchen. One is shirtless, stirring something in a pan while smoke rises. The other, dressed in a long coat, holds a broken egg carton full of cracked eggs. The floor is messy, and the man cooking looks frustrated. The caption below jokes about whether the omelet will turn out. Daumier often used humor to point out everyday struggles. Next, check out lithography to see how this sketch was made.
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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