Focus on The Chess Players (Daumier) and discuss the Description.
In a dimly lit room, two chess players of different ages are playing chess. The younger man's relaxed appearance suggests that he may be winning, while the older man's tense grip of the table edge suggests that his game is going poorly.Daumier matched the colors of the chess players' clothing with the color of the chess pieces; the white suit of one character opposed to the black sweater of his opponent. The contrast of light and shadow enhances the drama of the scene.The art historian Robert Rey suggests that Daumier never had enough time to become proficient at the games of dominoes, chess or cards, and to practice these games regularly, due to his rigid commitment to producing lithographs. However, in his work there are a large number of lithographs and several paintings in which these games are depicted, which seems to attest a pronounced interest in them.