1848
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Voila une femme qui, a l'heure solennelle... is a 1848 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows four people standing in front of framed artworks hanging on a wall. Two women in long dresses stand close together, one with her arms crossed. A man holds a baby on his back, and another man leans slightly forward, looking at the art. Trees and clouds fill the background, and the whole scene feels quiet and thoughtful. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement and mood. The way the figures stand close together suggests they’re all looking at the same thing, maybe discussing it. Next, look up lithography to see how this drawing 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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