1845
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Vous aviez faim... ce n'est pas une raison... is a 1845 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a tired-looking woman lying back in a chair, her head resting on her hand. Two men stand over her—one in a fancy hat, the other with a serious face—while a mirror reflects their backs. The room is simple: a bed in the corner, a small table with a bowl, and a window letting in dim light. The title at the bottom is a French phrase that roughly means *"You were hungry—that’s no excuse."* It’s a sharp jab at unfair judgments. Daumier often used art to critique society. 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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