1856
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Vue prise a Argenteuil (Octobre 1856) is a 1856 ink by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows a group of laborers in a vineyard. They are working together, some pruning vines and others harvesting grapes. This scene is interesting because it highlights the daily life of rural workers in France during the 19th century, showing how people relied on each other for survival. The painting gives us a glimpse into a simpler time, where people worked the land and lived off its produce. To learn more about this style of printmaking, look up 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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