Artwork
Le chemisier
Le chemisier is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Honoré Daumier. It dates from 1845 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Daumier made this in 1845 using lithography, a printing technique where ink sticks to grease but not water.
Here’s the rewritten description:
Daumier’s *Le chemisier* shows two men talking. One points at the other while the second man stands calm with his eyes closed. A quiet tension fills the small space between them.
Daumier made this in 1845 using lithography, a printing technique where ink sticks to grease but not water. His sharp lines and bold contrasts bring the scene to life.
See it next at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Overview
Le chemisier is a lithograph created by Honoré Daumier in 1845, featuring two men in conversation.
Subject & Meaning
The print captures a tense moment between two figures: one, slightly bent and serious, gestures towards the other, who stands calmly with his eyes closed, creating a sense of quiet interaction.
Technique & Style
Daumier employed lithography, a technique that utilizes the repulsion between grease and water, to produce the work, characterized by sharp lines and bold contrasts that animate the scene.
Artist & collection
Artist
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.
