1864
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Vue d'un atelier... avant l'exposition is a 1864 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, depicting Smoking, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a busy art studio with people working and art pieces on display. The artist included many details, like paintings on easels and sculptures on tables. This suggests the studio is preparing for an exhibition, which is an interesting glimpse into the art world of the time. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique: lithography.
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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