1843
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Hazard of Sleeping on a Journey is a 1843 by Honoré Daumier, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a man sleeping on a train in this painting. He's surrounded by other passengers, but they're not paying attention to him. This scene is interesting because it shows a common problem people faced during travel. The man's pose and the other passengers' reactions make this scene relatable. Check out the work of artist Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879) for more scenes like this.
This print was published in Le Charivari (October 28, 1843) as plate 11 from the series The Railroads.
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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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