Une Nuit agitée 1847

"Une Nuit agitée" (1847) by Honoré Daumier depicts a poignant scene of a family's nighttime struggles. A father in a nightcap is seen tending the fire, while a mother sits in bed tending to a restless child. The lithograph's stark composition and subtle shading convey a sense of quiet desperation, a common theme in Daumier's work exploring social realism. This piece showcases his ability to capture the emotional complexities of everyday life in 19th-century France.