Jean-Ignace-Isidore Grandville
1829
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Metamorphoses of the Day: Regrets, or Never till the Next Time is a 1829 ink by Jean-Ignace-Isidore Grandville, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a street scene where people and animals are mixed up—everyone looks like a mix of human and bird. A woman in a pink dress walks with a child, both with bird heads and feet. A man in a top hat and coat stands next to a yellow-robed figure with a pig’s snout, while another man pastes up colorful signs advertising fake medicines. The title hints this is a funny take on how people act differently depending on the time of day. The signs for "cures" and "baths" look silly and exaggerated, like a joke about scams. Want to see more? Check out lithography to learn how artists like Grandville made prints like this.
Jean-Ignace-Isidore Grandville (1829–1829) was an artist.
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