1868
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Paintings Exhibition of 1868: Giving it the last touch is a 1868 by Honoré Daumier, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows three people working on a large painting. One man stands on a ladder, carefully adding details with a brush. Another man holds a palette and brushes, while a seated woman mixes colors. The wall behind them is plain, and the light comes from the left. The scene looks busy but focused, like a team finishing a big project. Daumier often drew everyday moments with humor and honesty. Check out Realism next to see how artists showed life as it was.
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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