George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier
1863
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Domestic Philosophy is a 1863 by George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows two men in a simple room. One stands, holding a pipe and pouring a liquid into the other man’s hand. The second man is kneeling, holding a cloth and looking down. The lines are loose and quick, with no color—just black and white. The standing man’s relaxed pose and the odd act of pouring liquid suggest a quiet, everyday moment. The artist focused on movement and simple shapes, not details. Check out Realism for more art that shows ordinary life this directly.
George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (French: ; 6 March 1834 – 8 October 1896) was a French-British cartoonist, illustrator, and novelist.
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