Caption

Two men bathe in a river, Attention, Gargouillet, Bathing men, Les baigneurs, cartoon, Series number, 26, 30, printmaker: Honoré Daumier, printer (person): Aubert & Cie., Paris, publisher: Bauger, 1842, printer (person), paper, lithography, letterpress printing, lithography with letterpress text on verso, height 236 mm x width 363 mm, Print possibly from: Le Charivari, August 13, 1842., river, caricatures (human types), washing and bathing, A monochrome pencil drawing shows two partially submerged figures in the foreground, both bending forward with water streaming from their hair and bodies; one sits cross-legged holding their head with both hands while water pours from a spiky white mass atop their head, the other kneels with hair hanging forward and one hand raised near their shoulder. The water surface around them is rendered with broad horizontal strokes and rippling lines. In the distant background there are simple blocky structures with pitched roofs on the left and two small, upright figures walking along the horizon on the right, one wearing a tall hat and the other holding a rounded parasol. The overall scene is composed in shades of gray with varied pencil textures and shading.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A90_198

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Rights managed

Available size

46.3Mb (8.1Mb) / 15.1in x 11.9in / 4523 x 3578 (300dpi)

Keywords

Two men bathe river Attention Gargouillet Bathing men Les baigneurs cartoon Series number 26 30 printmaker Honoré Daumier printer person Aubert & Cie Paris publisher Bauger 1842 paper lithography letterpress printing letterpress text verso height 236 mm x width 363 mm Print Le Charivari August 13 caricatures human types washing bathing monochrome pencil drawing two partially submerged figures foreground bending forward water streaming hair bodies sits cross-legged holding head hands water pours spiky white mass atop kneels hanging forward hand raised near shoulder water surface them rendered broad horizontal strokes rippling lines distant background simple blocky structures pitched roofs left two small upright figures walking horizon right wearing tall hat holding rounded parasol scene composed shades gray varied pencil textures shading