1864
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Interior of an Omnibus is a 1864 by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows five people crammed inside what looks like a crowded carriage. The man in the center wears a top hat and a long coat, gripping the seat in front of him. To his left, a woman holds a baby bundled in layers, while another woman beside her clutches a bag. The man on the right, also in a hat, leans forward, and a fourth person stands near the door, holding a stick. The artist focused on the rough textures of their clothes and the tight space around them. This style was meant to show real life, not polished scenes. Next, check out Realism to see more work like this.
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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