1856
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Voyageurs appréciant de moins en moins les wagons de troisième classe... is a 1856 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a crowded third-class train car. People are packed tightly together, wrapped in heavy coats and hats. Their faces look tired, and one child clutches a bag. Outside the window, snow falls softly. The title hints this isn’t a happy scene—travelers are getting less and less comfortable in these cramped cars. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement and emotion. Next, check out how lithography works to see how this print 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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